2022 Cook Islands medical cannabis referendum

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Cook Islands vote on the legalisation of Medical cannabis

1 August 2022

Should we review our cannabis laws to allow for research and medicinal use?

Results


Yes			62%
No			35%
Informal			3%

A referendum took place in the Cook Islands on 1 August 2022. Voters were called upon by the government of Prime Minister Mark Brown to decide on the legalisation of medical cannabis. The referendum results are non-binding, with the Parliament elected on the same day being free to implement the policy or not.^[1]^[2]

A majority of participating voters supported legalisation, with 62% voting yes, 35% voting no, and 3% informal.^[3]

References

^ "Cook-Inseln, 1. August 2022 : Cannabis für medizinische Anwendungen" [Cook Islands, 1 August 2022 : Cannabis for medical use] (in German). Database and Search Engine for Direct Democracy.
^ "Warrant declaring the successful candidates and the number of votes received by each candidate" (PDF). The Cook Islands Gazette (17/2022): 33. 2022-08-11.
^ "Ruling party in Cook Islands closer to power after gaining seats". RNZ. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.