No

marijuana should be legalised so that tax money can be used to support healthcare and education. taking money away from gangs would reduce the amount of power and influence they have while keeping marijuana safer for the public as they can go to a shop where the weed is tested and has a guarantee of being clean.

Marijuana helps reduce cancer cells and reduce stress and anxiety. It's a plant that grows in the ground. It should be legalized but put in place no driving or using heavy machinery. It should be for personal use and health issues.

It is beneficial for people who need it for health and mental health reasons, it reduces illegal dealings, it is and upper, much better for you then alcohol.

the circumstances of why is was criminalised in the first place is unjust, it should be regulated like alcohol with options to grow and produce in your own home

It is much safer to have avaliable knowledge and ruling on weed than it is to keep letting people sneak around with it and not know the consquences or if it is even ok for them to take

Legalization results in less public contact with gangs/drug dealers and exposure to more harmful drugs.less stigma to seek help. Increased access to medicinal use.

People have a choice whether to drink alcohol why should the law be different for marijuana. I don't like Marijuana myself, I prefer to have a drink but I believe in freedom of choice

It's safer than alcohol and provides many health benefits to a number of conditions. Worse you're going to get is a tired, hungry and happy human roaming around.

Marijuana will always be around in New Zealand, due to the high influx of demand many sources are now putting synthetics into their weed. If we legalise it we are more likely to create a safer place for people who are going to use it because people always will. I’d rather people smoke safe weed than synthetics.

There are many many benifits to it medically and it’s pretty much harmless as long and you don’t dui with it then what’s the problem never been an overdose helps with pain tumours and it’s such a large thing in nz now I think why not decriminalise it and stop people getting charged only those who choose to drive and do silly things should receive a punishment without to much depth very few negatives very large positives

It does not cause aggression or increase in crime. Look at alcohol, in comparison??
Marijuana can be used to CURE medical conditions

I think it causes more problems for police. It targets lower economic people and it puts more POC in the prison system

Health benefits can be more accessible and safe and health and social and educational risks can be more easily identified and targeted

Dangerous. How is this going to be monitored. Are we going to see people in the community, working, driving while under the effects of it.

I disagree with your belief because I believe that it has medical benefits that have been taken advantage of due people with server mental health issues or due to being under the age of 25

I disagree with this belief bc of the medical benefits it has,, however the medical benefits shouldn't be justification to abuse it and have a overdose

To what I understand, I strongly believe that we need harsher Marijuana control regulations and boundaries, addiction is real and people deserve help when they ask for it, however the exception is medical reasons and should be harshly controlled by a medical professional

Lower the voting age by 1 year and increase votes towards legalization.

Why are the voters negative about it?

Please read my answer below.

Alcohol is a drug that makes people agressive and be sick, marijuana is a natural drug that helps people with pain and mental problems. It makes people calm rather then violent

Legalisation of marijuana will not only help our economy, but also introduce lots of jobs, be beneficial to those with health problems and will be much easy to monitor what drugs are on the street. It eliminates a big portion of unknown drugs on the black market from gangs, and by legalising marijuana the government will be able to monitor what is going into the drugs eliminating spiked drugs.

It causes less harm than other legal drugs like alcohol and can create heaps of money if taxed and safer if regulated

**** off mate marijuana helps so many people in pain with chronic illnesses, anxiety etc. There are no deaths directly from marijuana so just let people relive themselves.

It does not cause aggression or increase in crime. Look at alcohol, in comparison??
Marijuana can be used to CURE medical conditions

alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana, there are no deaths due to marijuana, and marijuana has many health and recreational benifits.

It should be legal as the benefits from taxing it's use provides nz with more funding and takes money away from the black market reducing harm

How many people die every year from drink driving? Now how many people die every year from driving while high?

Studies show medical benefits. I believe it is a human right to be able to choose what we do with our bodies, as long as it does not cause harm to others. I do not see how marijuana harms others compared to a legal substance like alcohol

It provides health benefits.
It's not habit forming.
It's safer than drinking.
It doesn't put people's health at risk

No one has died using marijuana as apposed to alcohol which is the worst drug? It’s a literal plant made from the earth it’s NATURAL!!!!! LMAO Makes so much sense

A common assumption is the increase in organised crime. People forget extra funds coming from the taxation of Marinuana products can be allocated to offset this.