'Majority Of NZers Say Nope To Dope'

The SayNopetoDope Campaign is welcoming the official result of the referendum on cannabis legalisation which has confirmed that the majority of New Zealanders have said nope to legalising cannabis.

Voters confused by medicinal aspect of cannabis referendum - Family First

Polling carried out by Curia Market Research after the cannabis referendum vote has revealed that many voters were confused around the legal status of medicinal cannabis which subsequently influenced their vote.

'Cannabis referendum results show govt needs to be courageous on drug law reform'

The provisional results on the Cannabis Legalisation and Control bill referendum show that the government needs to step up and show courageous leadership to implement evidence based drug law reform.

Make It Legal not giving up following preliminary result on cannabis referendum

The Make It Legal campaign has said that it has not given up hope for a more compassionate and sensible approach to cannabis.

On the preliminary count, the yes vote has lost by 167 333, but with around 480 000 special votes still to be counted the final count is still anyone’s guess.

No vote not a vote for inaction: Decriminalisation urged - Drug Foundation

The cannabis referendum result was released today with 46.1% of New Zealanders voting in favour of legalisation, and 53.1% against. The gap will likely close to some degree when remaining votes are counted, but the jury is still out on whether it can close entirely.

No vote on legalising cannabis welcomed - Nick Smith

New Zealand will be healthier, safer and more successful for rejecting the legalisation of recreational cannabis, National’s Drug Reform spokesperson Dr Nick Smith says.

Close preliminary Cannabis result means a wait for the specials - Greens

A close preliminary result for Cannabis legalisation and control shows that we won’t know for sure what the result in until the specials come in, Green Party spokesperson on Drug Law Reform Chlöe Swarbrick said today.

Salvation Army calls for the decriminalisation of cannabis in light of 'no' vote

The Salvation Army is pleased with the referendum result rejecting the legalisation of cannabis.

Government's response to preliminary referendums' results - Little

Minister of Justice Andrew Little has acknowledged the provisional results of the two referendums voted on in the 2020 General Election.

Compromise and consensus are needed on cannabis referendum - NORML

At 2pm today New Zealand will learn the preliminary results of the referendum on the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill. Was New Zealand swayed by Reefer Madness fearmongering, or comforted that other places have already done this, and the sky did not fall?