New Zealand Support for Cannabis Reform: Why So High?
Analysis - 72 percent support in February. 79 percent by August.
They're the poll results politicians dream of - but it's support for medical marijuana that's hauling in the big numbers.
Until this year, the last time New Zealanders were asked for their views on legalising cannabis for medical use was in 2006, when a TV3/TNS poll reported 63 percent support.
And though it still lags behind, personal possession for any kind of use was at 64 percent support in the New Zealand Drug Foundation-commissioned poll released yesterday- up from a 50-50 split in February, and a huge rise from the mid-30 percent range it has languished in since the 1990s.
So why is support for cannabis law reform suddenly so high?
Massey University drugs researcher Chris Wilkins said the recent jump in approval was the sharp end of a longer-term trend.
In part, New Zealanders were simply paying attention to...
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