The debate over whether New Zealand should legalise and regulate recreational cannabis use, including the 2020 binding referendum on the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill and ongoing public and policy discussion about decriminalisation alternatives.
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recreational use caught in punitive response
Drug demand in NZ and Australia drives calls for death penalty in Fijipush for decriminalisation of cannabis use
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