I find it hard to believe that our society is having a referendum on liberalising cannabis laws, let alone the shallow reasons for promoting such a move.

Quite simply cannabis rots the brain. Yet the Government proposes to allow possession of 40 joints per day, and edibles are OK?

It is irrelevant that alcohol, gambling and many other addictions are harmful too.

Medical use is already legal with appropriate safeguards. Even that is risky because users soon learn what symptoms will encourage a tame doctor's prescription.

The current illegality is a deterrent. Criminalisation for minor offences can easily be replaced by a road traffic offence type of fine.

I cannot understand the mentality of those parliamentarians who promoted / voted to allow this referendum to occur.

Liberal MP's, despite mostly well intended beliefs, have been demolishing NZ's moral standards over the last 10 plus years. Our society is in a mess.

Let's hope that we have enough practical common sense voters who will say NO.

Bill Capamagian, Tauranga central