Kiwi's overwhelming support for herbal therapeutic Cannabis
English: NORML members protest in Lafayette Park during the annual July 4th "Smoke-In." (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
English: 'Mary Jane the Cannabus', the vehicle of a NORML cannabis activism group, seen in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
“What may be surprising to some is that most people want herbal cannabis sold at health food stores for therapeutic purposes, alongside the Marjoram,” said Chris Fowlie, spokesperson for the National
The poll will be used by the group, which includes representatives of NORML, to decide whether to proceed with
76 per cent agreed when asked “Should Parliament change the laws of New Zealand so that patients have
In the latest poll, respondents were also asked “Should Parliament
This was supported by 61 per cent of respondents, opposed by 24 per cent, with 15 per cent undecided.
“Support for medicinal cannabis does not collapse when the proposed model treats medicinal cannabis like
Mr Fowlie says he was “not surprised” there was such strong support for an approach that would classify natural medicinal cannabis as
“This depth of support was also shown in the recent NZ Drug Foundation Curia poll, where support for medicinal cannabis when limited to patients with a terminal illness was 82
“The recent Curia poll revealed 65 per cent want cannabis either
- Start The Conversation is a group representing cannabis and community activists, researchers and policy analysts throughout New Zealand, including NORML, Helen Kelly, Prof Max Abbott, Dr Geoff Noller, The Cannabis Party, Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ, It’s Medicine (Rose Renton), MildGreens and more. Start The Conversation
a cannabis debate at the Auckland Town Hall in June, which led to this poll, and is holding its next community forum in Whangarei on Saturday 17th September.organised
- Chris Fowlie is NORML’s spokesperson and a candidate for the Waitakere Licensing Trust in this year’s local body elections. He is running on a ticket of “Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol”, and says under the current law the Trust could run Cannabis Social Clubs for medicinal and/or research purposes. As with West Auckland liquor sales, any profits would be returned to the community.
- The UMR poll is available here: Changing Marijuana laws Jul-16
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