WELLINGTON: New Zealanders have narrowly rejected a proposal to legalise recreational marijuana, according to official referendum results released on Friday.
The “no” vote gained 50.7% support, compared to 48.4% in favour of legalisation, the New Zealand Electoral Commission said.
The figure for those opposed to recreational pot narrowed from the 53.1% recorded in preliminary data released last week, but still maintained a slim majority.
It also said final results from a second referendum to introduce euthanasia confirmed overwhelming support for the move, with 65.1% in favour and 33.7% against.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who voted in favour of both proposals, has vowed to honour the results of the…
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