NZ’s cannabis referendum 2020: Some facts and recommendations about the process of cannabis legalisation

Peter Wilson ()
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Peter Wilson: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research

No 2020/1, NZIER Working Paper from New Zealand Institute of Economic Research

Abstract: A referendum this year will ask the public whether they support legalising the use of cannabis, accompanied by regulation, education and taxation. We recommended a similar approach in 2016, after concluding that prohibition of cannabis in New Zealand has been an expensive and failed attempt to reduce harm or use. To aid public debate on this issue, we have revisited our 2016 work, updated the overseas evidence and assessed the Government’s proposal.

Keywords: opinions on cannabis policy; cannabis use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 K14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2020-04-30
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