Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Vote: Bills — Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill
— Clause 5 Section 7 amended (Possession and use of controlled drugs)
🗳️ That clause 5 as amended be agreed to
Dr SHANE RETI (National—Whangarei): Thank you, Madam Chair. I’d like to thank the Minister of Health for that clarification. As I understood it, what we heard was that, yes, smoked loose leaf—when you said that’s agnostic to form—would be permissible or... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(64 Ayes – 56 Noes)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |