- Sep 26
Cannabis is here, NZ employers urged to update drug policies
DDA reminder follows spike in use at workplaces, even in sensitive industries. The Drug Detection Agency (TDDA) in New Zealand is calling...


- Jan 20, 2021
NZ police axe nationwide helicopter cannabis operations
Police have axed their annual cannabis operations, which see thousands of plants pulled from isolated locations around the country. The...


- Nov 6, 2020
New Zealand narrowly votes no to legalising cannabis in referendum
Yes campaign garnered 48.4% of votes, while the no vote won 50.7%, meaning the referendum does not pass. Yes campaign garnered 48.4% of...


- Nov 1, 2020
Māori Council calls for police to address discrimination in cannabis arrests
The New Zealand Māori Council has called on the police to use their powers of discretion to stop sending Māori to prison for low-level...


- Sep 18, 2020
Jacinda Ardern hints at her support for cannabis to be legalised in NZ
Jacinda Ardern may have broken her silence on whether she supports the legalisation of cannabis by tasting hemp ice cream at a high-tech...


- Jul 31, 2020
NZ cannabis campaign on a knife edge
Legalise cannabis campaigners in NZ want PM Jacinda Ardern to back their case at a referendum Fifty days out from a national referendum,...


- Jun 30, 2020
Desperate man fighting tumour asks New Zealand to please legalise cannabis
Clay Drummond can't sleep more than 30 minutes at a time. He is permanently exhausted and in excruciating pain. Ever since being...


- May 10, 2020
Referendum: I'm a New Zealander & have fibromyalgia. This is why I need cannabis to be legal
OPINION: You may have heard the arguments for or against the upcoming cannabis referendum. But you may not know of people who desperately...


- May 6, 2020
Legalising cannabis: what will New Zealanders be asked to vote on in September?
More than 50% of voters must say yes to the proposed changes for parliament to consider the changes. New Zealanders will be asked to vote...


- May 1, 2020
NZ: Government reveals cannabis referendum legalisation details
If passed, the cannabis bill would allow cannabis to be consumed, sold, and purchased for recreational use, by people 20 years or older....
