Kate Hawkesby: Cannabis referendum - be careful about what and who you are voting for

[New Zealand Herald]

COMMENT: I see a secondary school headmaster is the latest to come out swinging against the cannabis referendum.Kieran Fouhy, from St Paul's College in Ponsonby, believes legalising cannabis when New Zealand already has an issue...

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[Crimewatch]

The Problem with the referendum is the limited choices ...

Context

Legalizing cannabis ..... means facilitating Commercialism of Cannabis

What is not being offered?? is Decriminalizing Reasonable possession, use and cultivation [non commercial] of cannabis

If decriminalization were to be offered as a democratic? choice ...... current laws regarding the legalities of commercialism could be seen as a separate issue (gangs would still be groups of people that come together for criminal purposes like selling property they shouldn't)... however that kid who was caught with a joint wouldn't have a criminal record for life.

More youngsters would find practical reasons for learning about horticulture without being impeded by "marketing" or inappropriate legalisation