New Zealand: Helen Kelly wants referendum on legalising cannabis at the next election

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Terminally ill former trade unions boss Helen Kelly wants a referendum on whether cannabis should be legalised, and says she is talking to MPs about making it happen.

Kelly, who has lung cancer, has been taking cannabis oil sourced from the black market to relieve her pain and believes it is "absolutely ludicrous" New Zealand's laws have forced her to do so.

"If we can have a referendum on the New Zealand flag, then we can have a referendum on this issue," she said on Saturday.

Is it time for the New Zealand public to have its say on whether medicinal cannabis should be legal?
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Is it time for the New Zealand public to have its say on whether medicinal cannabis should be legal?

 

Kelly only uses cannabis oil at night to relieve her pain and...

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