National's leader's surprised to see support for decriminalising or legalising cannabis is so high
National's leader's surprised to see support for decriminalising or legalising cannabis is so high
24 July 2018
The Drug Foundation says 87 percent of people support making it available for medicinal use, while 67 percent support relaxing rules around personal possession.
Simon Bridges says he can understand arguments for medicinal use, but is surprised by the wider support.
He says he's seen the damage it causes to mental health and the debilitating effect it has on segments of our community - and personally would be very unlikely to support reform for recreational use.
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