Drug policy experts are wondering how large the role of the private sector will be, if cannabis is legalised
Drug policy experts are wondering how large the role of the private sector will be, if cannabis is legalised
21 July 2020
New Zealanders vote on whether to make recreational cannabis use legal in a referendum, as part of September's election.
Massey University's Dr Chris Wilkins says the Bill includes a framework where non-for-profit operators can take a share.
But, he says, it's not clear how much of the market they'd hold.
He says we have a long and successful history of using them, such as the licensing trusts in west Auckland and Invercargill, and trusts running gaming machines.
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