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Cannabis Vote
NZ Herald, Jan 13, 1999
MPs should not be forced to vote along party lines if the Government introduces legislation
to
decriminalise recreational use of cannabis, says National MP Annabel Young.
She said MPs should be allowed to vote according to their consciences, and she would vote
against
decriminalisation.
Parliament's health select committee last month recommended that the Government reconsider
the legal
status of cannabis.
On the mental health effects of the drug, it said evidence suggested most users were
unharmed,
although cannabis could have a serious effect on people with schizophrenia or psychotic
illnesses.
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