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The 2020 New Zealand cannabis referendum was a non-binding referendum held on 17 October 2020 in conjunction with the 2020 general election and a euthanasia referendum, on the question of whether to legalise the sale, use, possession and production of recreational cannabis. It was rejected by New Zealand voters.
The use of cannabis in New Zealand is regulated by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, which makes unauthorised possession of any amount of cannabis a crime. Cannabis is the fourth-most widely used recreational drug in New Zealand, after caffeine, alcohol and tobacco, and the most widely used illicit drug.
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP), also known as the Cannabis Party, [2] is a political party in New Zealand. It is dedicated to the legalisation of cannabis for medical, recreational and industrial use. [3] It was founded in 1996 and has stood in every general election since, but has never won representation in Parliament.
Mary Jane participated in a nationwide tour of New Zealand promoting cannabis law reform from March to May 2008. [4] In 2018, NORML New Zealand issued a submission supporting the Labour-led coalition government's Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act. They also advocated allowing a higher 5% tolerance for other cannaboids to ...
The cannabis law reform organization NORML New Zealand issued a submission voicing support for descheduling CBD products but allowing a wider 5% tolerance for other cannaboids to improve production and affordability; broadening the defence to include patients with terminal illnesses, chronic or debilitating medical conditions where the doctor ...
Whakamana sought to establish itself as a social club, an authority for cannabis education and events (i.e. lectures by figures in the cannabis industry), and an alcohol-free music venue and eatery producing hemp-based foods, [5] and in late 2019, the museum attempted to raise funds via PledgeMe, a crowdfunding platform for New Zealand-based ...
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Dakta Green, formerly Kenneth Morgan (born 1950, in Wellington) [1] is a former New Zealand cannabis law reform activist and political candidate. [2] He changed his name by public poll in 2008. He is the Activism co-ordinator for NORML New Zealand, the driver of Mary Jane the Cannabus, and founder of The Daktory. [3]