New Zealand Poll: Personal Use of Cannabis Okay
Prime Minister John Key says decriminalising cannabis would send the wrong message to young people - and he isn't keen on holding a referendum on the issue.
A new poll shows almost 65 per cent of New Zealanders want personal possession of cannabis decriminalised or made legal.
There is even stronger support to let people use cannabis for pain relief - only 16 per cent of New Zealanders want that to be criminal.
Speaking at his post Cabinet press conference yesterday, Key said his view was changing the law would send the wrong message to younger people.
He did not back a referendum on the issue, and pointed to the recent outcry over shops selling "legal highs" or synthetic cannabis products, before the Government stepped in.
Some Australian states have civil fines - similar to speeding tickets - instead of criminal penalties, and that has not led to cannabis being...
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