Care needed in making cannabis legal - expert

Drug researchers are urging the Government to weigh up the potential health risks of cannabis reform.

Latest public opinion polls shows a majority of people want it. But Massey University drug policy expert Chris Wilkins says any change needs to be carefully thought out.

"The main point is a lot of things like alcohol and tobacco have known serious health risks, but that doesn't mean we prohibit them. Occasional use of cannabis has probably really modest health risks."

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Dr Wilkins says strict regulatory and education policies would promote healthy use of the plant.

"We shouldn't treat cannabis like we do any other commodity in the supermarket - we've got to be a bit more careful about how we give people access to it and who should be using it."

He says calls for reform are only going to get stronger.

- Newshub.

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