[5] Also in December 2018, the Government announced a non-binding referendum on cannabis for personal use, to be held as part of the 2020 general election,[6] though the final result was against legalisation.

[citation needed] Currently the ALCP is co-led by Maki Herbert and Michael Appleby, with Steven Wilkinson as its president.

[8] The ALCP has contested all eight general elections held since its founding, as well as all twelve by-elections.

In 2008, the party invited Dunedin South MP David Benson-Pope to join the ALCP, but he declined, saying, "Their judgement has obviously been impaired by their recreational habits".

[10] These include legalising possession, growing and use of cannabis for those over 18, creating a 'medpot' card, taxing companies involved in the cannabis industry, removing the need for a licence to grow hemp, and funding drug education and research.

TOP's policy on legalising cannabis has been praised by the president of NORML New Zealand, Chris Fowlie.