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The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party says money currently spent enforcing cannabis laws should go into health and education instead. They want drug education in schools to be honest and free from double standards, saying the current approach fails young people. They believe legalising cannabis for adults (18+) would make drug education more credible and help schools have open, non-threatening conversations about drugs.
“Money turned from prohibition costs could go into health and education. "Education not incarceration".”
“Our schools and learning institutions should have an honest and credible basis for communication, without fear or prejudice.”
“Effective anti-drug education is impeded by the existing law. The current double standards-based system alienates and fails our young people.”
Summarised neutrally from Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party’s own official policy (as at 2026-09-07) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Politika is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Education →
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