The public has now seen a draft of the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill that outlines how the cannabis market would be regulated if the drug is legalised. Unlike the euthanasia vote held at the same time, a yes vote in the cannabis referendum is indicative, not binding. DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF There has to be a commitment to genuine information in the cannabis debate. The draft cannabis law that appeared this week would not turn New Zealand into a permanently stoned free for all. Law to legalise personal cannabis revealed* Explainer: The cannabis referendum and why it isn't bindingThis looks more like a regime that wants to control already existing drug use than one that intends to promote it.

Source: Stuff December 05, 2019 16:02 UTC