pn577. Referenda results, euthanasia and cannabis: where now?

 

Preliminary results announced this afternoon show 65.1% voted in favour of end-of-life legislation, 33.8% voted against, a total of 98.9%. Conversely, some 53.1% voted against making cannabis use legal and 46.1% were in favour, a total of 99.3%.  Some 1.1% and 0.8% of votes were presumably invalid.  Special votes results, thought to account for about 17% of eligible voters, will not be known until 6 November but it is unlikely today's results will be changed.  

The only remaining question is