READ MORE:* Stoush sparked over a new bill for cannabis referendum* Cannabis referendum: Marlborough councillors mostly keep views to themselves* Explainer: The cannabis referendum and why it isn't binding* Cannabis referendum: A simple yes or no question on reform at 2020 General Election* The great weed wars of 2020 could be defined by blue on green friendly fire* Chloe Swarbrick's medicinal cannabis bill fails at first readingThe-Dominion-Post If passed, the cannabis bill would allow cannabis to be consumed, sold, and purchased for recreational use, by people 20 years or older. The final version also confirmed the wording of the cannabis referendum question will be a straight 'Yes or No' option. The market would start with the phased introduction of cannabis, starting with fresh and dried cannabis, cannabis plants and seeds. Advertising, promoting, and sponsoring cannabis products and cannabis businesses would also be banned. REGULATIONRegulating how cannabis is produced and supplied would be done by limiting the total amount of licensed cannabis for sale, controlling the potency and contents of licensed cannabis and cannabis products and applying an excise tax when a product is packaged and labelled for sale.

Source: Stuff April 30, 2020 23:00 UTC