New Zealand’s Euthanasia and Cannabis Referendums Will Rightly Give Power to the People

Some politicians may fret about the consequence of a public vote on these two issues, but with an increasing suspicion of elites, it’s the best way forward. New Zealanders will take part in a world-leading double referendum next year when they vote in the country’s general election. In addition to electing a new government, one referendum question will ask about the legalisation of cannabis for recreational use, and the other will ask whether euthanasia should…

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Author: Bryce Edwards, The Gaurdian