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The practice may not be legal, but that hasn’t stopped seven Wellington electoral candidates, including a minister, a deputy and a co-leader, from admitting to smoking marijuana, just a month away from the national cannabis reeferendum.
As part of the Victoria University of Wellington Student Association Candidate Debate in Central Wellington on Tuesday afternoon, seven permanent candidates participated in a “I’ve never done it” game.
Justice and Courts Minister Andrew Little replacing Grant Robertson of the Green Party, James Shaw, National MP Nicola Willis, Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden, independent candidate Jesse Richardson, Abe Gray of TOP and the candidate of the Maori Party for Te Tai Tonga Tākuta Ferris was asked if they had smoked cannabis.
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In October, New Zealanders will vote in the cannabis control and legalization referendum.
They all responded by holding up a “yes” card.
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Green Party co-leader James Shaw, left, Nicola Willis of National and Act co-leader Brooke van Velden, admitted to smoking cannabis during a Victoria University Wellington University Student Association (VUWSA) candidate debate in Wellington Central on Tuesday.
Their collective admissions come 38 days before the country is asked to vote whether it supports the proposed cannabis control and legislation.
Essentially, if New Zealanders vote in favor of the bill, the consumption, sale and purchase of cannabis for recreational use would be legalized for those over the age of 20, allowing them to purchase up to 14 grams of dry cannabis (or its equivalent ) each. day for authorized points of sale.
People will also be able to grow up to two plants, with a maximum of four plants per household.
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Independent candidate Jess Richardson, MÄ ?? Party’s Te Tai Tonga candidate ori TÄ ?? Top’s kuta Ferris and Abe Gray admitted to smoking cannabis during a Victoria University Wellington University Student Association (VUWSA) candidate debate in Wellington Central on Tuesday.
Willis admitted that he smoked cannabis despite the fact that national leader Judith Collins claimed that her entire party committee will vote no on the referendum.
Labor, Greens and New Zealand First have pledged to comply with the referendum result, however National has made no such commitment.
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Only a few of the nominees in the Wellington Central nominee debate admitted to hearing Cardi B (pictured) and Megan Thee Stallion’s rap hit ‘WAP’.
Little said Stuff Last month, a man offered him cannabis “smoking a lot” on the street earlier this year, but he refused to participate in the “electric puha” and told the man he was breaking the law.
During the remainder of the Never Have I Ever game on Tuesday, all candidates also answered “yes” to working minimum wage jobs, however the third question in the game got a mixed response.
They were asked: “I have never heard WAP”.
Shaw, Little and Ferris said they had not listened to the controversial album by American rappers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, while Gray “did not respond.”
The remaining candidates admitted to hearing the song that features vivid sexual metaphors and has sparked a popular dance challenge on the social media platform TikTok.
