2020 Cannabis Referendum: What you need to know and how we can win

2020 Cannabis Referendum: What you need to know and how we can win

NORML New Zealand endorses the referendum’s Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill, and recommends you enrol and vote Yes! VOTING IS OPEN 3-17 OCTOBER 2020. You must be enrolled to vote in the cannabis referendum. Find your nearest voting place here URGENT FUNDRAISING APPEAL: with polls showing support evenly split, every vote will count. Please donate now. We need your support to stop the arrests, end the injustice, restore people's…
Cannabis Referendum’s Volatile Polls Show Every Vote Will Count – As Scientologists and Uncle SAM Exposed Behind Bob’s “Nope” Campaign

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Cannabis Referendum’s Volatile Polls Show Every Vote Will Count – As Scientologists and Uncle SAM Exposed Behind Bob’s “Nope” Campaign

With no public education campaign and widespread confusion over what the referendum will do, it is perhaps unsurprising to see such volatility in opinion polls. What is perhaps more surprising is that the cannabis referendum result could be decided by the least powerful and most disenfranchised members of society. And what should horrify everyone is that foreign interests and religious charlatans are actively working for the Nope campaign fronted by Family First.
Medicinal cannabis wins and polls point to cannabis referendum’s recipe for success

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Posted inCampaign Chris Fowlie's Blog Medicinal Use of Cannabis

Medicinal cannabis wins and polls point to cannabis referendum’s recipe for success

Improvements to New Zealand’s new medicinal cannabis scheme – together with recent polling – suggest how we can win the cannabis referendum, writes Chris Fowlie. Originally published on The Daily Blog There has been much criticism of the medicinal cannabis scheme, and some of it justified. Patients can’t grow their own. So far, products have been more expensive than they could be. The dealings of middle class businessmen has…
Cannabis Referendum Bill deserves your Yes vote. Here’s what it does and how we can make it even better.

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Cannabis Referendum Bill deserves your Yes vote. Here’s what it does and how we can make it even better.

The NZ Government has released their draft Bill for the cannabis referendum. There is plenty to like about it. Here is what makes the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill more likely to win the referendum.
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Scientific Review: “There Is Now Clear Evidence That Cannabinoids Are Useful For The Treatment Of Various Medical Conditions”

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director (USA) August 9, 2012 For the second time in recent months, a scientific paper published in a peer-reviewed journal has thoroughly rebutted the present Schedule Istatus of cannabis under US federal law, which states that the plant and its organic constituents possess a “high potential for abuse,” and that they lack “accepted medical use” and “accepted safety … under medical supervision.” According to…
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Five Scientific Conclusions About Cannabis That The Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You To Know

The government and mainstream media like to push studies touting the purported dangers of marijuana, while ignoring scientific evidence that demonstrates the opposite, writes Paul Armentano. While studies touting the purported dangers of cannabis are frequently pushed by the federal government and, therefore, all but assured mainstream media coverage, scientific conclusions rebutting pot propaganda or demonstrating potential positive aspects of the herb often tend to go unnoticed. Here are five…

Media Directory

This directory of most New Zealand media contacts is intended to help you write letters in response to cannabis-related media reports. We encourage you to respond to any cannabis-related news reports you see or hear - congratulate them if they get it right, or tell them the facts if they are wrong. Source: Access Radio (Auckland, AM) Contact: accessradio@clear.net.nz Source: Auckland Magazine (Auckland - Monthly) Contact: aucklandmag@xtra.co.nz Source: Bay…