Radio NZ 30 March 2016
The research company, UMR, polled 1750 people between January and February.
Of those polled, 72 percent said they would support a medical marijuana regime, with 13 percent opposed and 15 percent not sure.
Support was spread evenly across all demographics, including age, gender, and even political party support, with only a slight dip to 65 percent among National voters.
A new poll suggests nearly three-quarters of New Zealanders support allowing marijuana to be used for medical purposes.
UMR executive director Stephen Mills said it was unusual for a poll question to deliver such a decisive result.
“I would guess that people would just see it as an utter no-brainer, that if people were in considerable pain or worse and marijuana can provide some relief then they should be allowed to use it. I think it’s just a straight, sympathetic human response to the situation.”
Mr Mills said respondents’ views on legalising marijuana for personal recreational use were evenly split.
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