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A poll ahead of the October referendum on the legalization of recreational cannabis shows a large increase in opposition to a law change, with 46 percent now against legalizing the drug.
In March, a Research New Zealand poll found that 43% were in favor of legalizing cannabis and 33% were against.
But Research NZ partner Emanuel Kalafatelis said it has now been changed and this month support for the law change has slid to 39 percent, while now 46 percent of people are against legalizing the law. recreational cannabis.
“A really big change and most of the people who have now moved into the ‘no for’ camp are from the group that was sitting on the fence.”
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Kalafatelis said support for the End of Life Choice bill has also waned, but only slightly.
“In December 2019, when we used the same survey with the same question, we had 70 percent support for the proposed legislation, this has slipped a bit to the current 62 percent and 24 percent who do not support the legislation. and 9 [per cent] sitting on the fence. “
But he said there is a huge gap between those who support the legislation and those who do not and that something big would have to happen for the results to change significantly before the election.
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Kalafatelis said this was to be Research New Zealand’s last poll on the two issues, but with the election date changed to October 17, the organization could conduct one more poll.
