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Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis and Other Matters) Amendment Bill

Member's bill

About this bill

The purpose of this bill is to make it legal for New Zealanders who are suffering from terminal illness or any debilitating condition to use cannabis or cannabis products with the support of a registered medical practitioner.
Voting method
Personal voting: MPs voted individually on this bill.
Read the bill
Bill text: Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis and Other Matters) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
View on Parliament website
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Member responsible

Chlöe Swarbrick
Chlöe Swarbrick

Green MP for Auckland Central

Progress

Defeated

This Bill has been defeated in a vote of MPs, which means that it will not be progressing and will not become law.

Votes

1st reading
Defeated
31 January 2018

47

Ayes

73

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.

Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.

Bill details last synced with the Parliament website about 4 hours ago.
(22 March 2023 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)