Cannabis Referendum
Legalising Cannabis - The Rhetoric And The Reality - Page 11 of Issue 60 of The Nathaniel Report. This article focuses on the disproportionate effect on marginalised and minority groups.
Understanding The Legislation
Making Sense Of The Recreational Cannabis Referendum 2020: A Quick Guide - go to page 8 of Issue 60 of The Nathaniel Report
Legal Analysis
Cannabis Legal Reform - Arguments For And Against - James Farmer QC
The Science
The Consequences Of Cannabis Use - scientific study on the effects of cannabis use taken from The Dunedin Study and The Christchurch Study. (website)
The research paper: Patterns Of Recreational cannabis use In Aotearoa New Zealand And Their Consequences: Evidence To Inform Votes In The 2020 Referendum
Other Resources
The contribution of cannabis use to variation in the incidence of psychotic disorder across Europe (EU-GEI): a multicentre case-control study - Marta Di Forti et al (The Lancet Psychiatry) [N.B. technical scientific paper]
The Science (SAM ; Smart Approaches To Marijuana)
Diverse Group Of Top Researchers And Scientists Send Joe Biden Letter Commending Pro-Science Stance On Marijuana Policy (SayNopeToDope)
Read the letter
New Zealand’s ‘Cannabis Legalisation and Regulation Bill’: an evidence-based assessment and critique of essential regulatory components towards policy outcomes (NZ Medical Journal)
Debates
October 2018
October 2019
Supporting The Legalisation of Recreational Cannabis
Opposing The Legalisation Of Recreational Cannabis
20 Reasons To Vote No (including a pdf version)
Briefing Sheets on various aspects of the issue
Other Resources
Non-New Zealand Organisations Opposing Legalisation
After The Referendum
This is one side of the argument only, of course, but if you want to be kept up-to-date with Family First's perspective, go to their website.