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Craig Young

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 17:29:37 +1300

What a shame,67,662 votes in it, after all that effort. I also suspect that the Christian Right targeted cannabis because they thought that it was a better bet than the euthanasia referendum, which they may have realised that they could never win. Ironically enough,another four US states legalised recreational cannabis…

Neil

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:35:11 +1300

A PM claiming they don’t want to influence how people vote might just influence how people vote.

Adam H

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:14:03 +1300

I thought it was an excellent campaign Russell – and nice to chat again after all that time :)

Rob Stowell

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:01:11 +1300

Tautoko – and big thanks for all the work on this. Fingers crossed. I thought it was all over a month ago, but there did seem to be a mood change in the last two weeks. Yes, please!

Worik

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:01:36 +1300

I will add my little voice to the big thank yous Russel Brown. All the help has been urgently needed. Much appreciated, never to be forgotten.

If this wins, and I am now confident it will, it will be a victory of thought over fear – and that will be…

john commons

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 09:58:35 +1300

Thank you for all your work on this. It escapes me as to why anyone would support a law that manages to be both ineffective and punitive at the same time.

kiwifarang

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 23:23:34 +1300

Absolutely YES!!!

Sacha

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:19:48 +1300

Benedict’s article:

The New Zealand Medical Association chair, who was forced to apologise and clarify the union’s stance on the cannabis referendum, has been criticised by former Prime Minister Helen Clark, who said it previously “gave a false impression to voters of what doctors think”.
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On if it was…

Russell Brown

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 20:16:19 +1300

Tweet from TVNZ reporter Benedict Collins:

I'm very angry about this.

nzlemming

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:52:14 +1300

Well done, that man and friends.

Pdogge

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:07:52 +1300

YES.......

Sacha

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 15:28:58 +1300

Tweet from TVNZ reporter Benedict Collins:

So after staunchly opposing the legalisation of cannabis all year NZ Medical Association chair Kate Baddock has issued a statement and apology, in the middle of voting, saying actually the NZMA has "no position regarding the cannabis referendum".

Joe Boden

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 15:15:09 +1300

It has been an exhausting lot of work, but if it passes I shall be the King of Smug.

miguelnz

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:55:04 +1300

thank you for all your efforts – those of us who were able to vote yes easily cannot fully appreciate all the effort time and energy required in your determined attempt to male things right for so many. Regardless of the outcome, please accept my thank you as some recognition…

Public Address

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:55:04 +1300

Discussion from blog post.