Regulate recreational cannabis
What it actually does
Under its Smart On Crime policy, The Opportunity Party would regulate recreational cannabis use to undercut organised crime and reduce youth incarceration, alongside more focus on addiction treatment, post-release vocational training, mentoring and specialist courts.
Source: opportunity.org.nz · 2026-06
The Trump take
“Smart on crime? I'm tough on crime, the toughest. You don't beat the gangs by opening a weed shop. Although the zoning, I'd have to see the zoning.”parody
Why it scored this way
Law & order
Legalising and regulating cannabis and emphasising rehabilitation over punishment
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