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New Zealand: Voters To Guide Sutton On Cannabis Decision
ccguide Friday 29 Sep 2000 Pubdate: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 Source: Timaru Herald (New Zealand) Copyright: 2000 Timaru Herald Contact: Address: PO Box 46 Timaru New Zealand Fax: 64 3 688 1042 Author: Helen Pickering Related: more on Australasia http://www.mapinc.org/aussie.htm VOTERS TO GUIDE SUTTON ON CANNABIS DECISION Aoraki voters' views on cannabis will guide Aoraki MP Jim Sutton on the way he votes, should there be a move to change its legal status. Mr Sutton said yesterday that he welcomed an inquiry into cannabis use by young people. He said the health select committee has decided to carry out an inquiry into "the most effective public health and health promotion strategies to minimise the use of and the harm associated with cannabis, and consequently the most appropriate legal status of cannabis". Select committee chairperson, Judy Keall, said that the outcome of the inquiry could not be second guessed. She said the subject needed serious discussion to build a consensus about what action should be taken. Mr Sutton said that he did not support decriminalising cannabis. "I think that anything that says to young people that smoking dope is okay will lead to a lot more lives blighted." However, he said he had promised before the election to conduct a poll of Aoraki voters' views on the issue, should there be either a Government or private members bill introduced as a result of the inquiry. "I expect there will be one and I will carry out my commitment," Mr Sutton said. Submissions to the select committee can be made until February 7, 2001. - --- MAP posted-by: Thunder
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