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A Timeline of Cannabis in Aotearoa: 1975 to 2026
From the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to the 2020 referendum, the medical scheme, roadside saliva testing and the 2026 hemp reforms — a dated, plain-English timeline of cannabis in New Zealand.
Is Weed Legal in NZ? The 2026 Status of Weed, CBD, Seeds, Edibles & Bongs
The plain-English, fully-dated 2026 guide to what is and isn't legal in Aotearoa — recreational cannabis, CBD, seeds, edibles, bongs and dry-herb vaporizers.
Medical cannabis bill gets drawn in Parliament
There’s been a flurry of activity in the New Zealand medical cannabis movement in recent months, with the latest event taking place in the most influential arena in the country:…
Canada announces plans to legalise weed in 2018
Marijuana continues to inch closer to global acceptance , with Canada the latest nation to announce plans to legalise recreational cannabis. Canada’s Liberal government intends to…
What does the typical NZ weed smoker look like?
Despite Hollywood’s best attempts, it’s all but impossible to stereotype cannabis users. Transcending age, race income and just about every other traditional metric imaginable,…
Which country is installing weed vending machines in its airports?
For a country whose cultural identity largely revolves around weed, it’s a little surprising that cannabis use was decriminalised in Jamaica only last year. In 2015, the…
Will the US government really legalise medical cannabis on August 1?
The internet has been buzzing recently with the news that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) plans to legalise medicinal marijuana by the end of the second quarter of 2016…
Meet the nuns who are on a mission to save the world - by growing weed
A crackdown on the cultivation of cannabis in Merced, a small town in central California, hasn’t stopped two unlikely heroes from pursuing a holy quest to provide patients with…
Would you join a cannabis club?
When it comes to cannabis legislation, there’s no single model that is universally agreed upon as the best. For example, while Colorado’s recreational dispensaries have made…
NZ weed prices: Are you getting ripped off?
New Zealand’s anti-marijuana stance negatively impacts consumers - both recreational and medicinal - in a number of different ways. In addition to an absence of quality control…
The average age of cannabis users, might surprise you
Seniors outsmoking the youth when it comes to medical marijuana use If medicinal cannabis were to be legalised in New Zealand, which demographic do you think would be the quickest…
Weed: The great economic equaliser
The economic disparity between the haves and the have nots continues to grow in many parts of the world, but there is one thing that promises to bring these two groups closer…
Support is growing in New Zealand for medical marijuana, recreational still a pipe dream
It’s no great secret that New Zealand has a special affinity for weed. More than 4 in 10 (42 per cent) Kiwis over the age of 15 have smoked cannabis at least once in their lives,…
In search of greener pastures: Why do NZ's dairy farmers want to grow weed?
Medical marijuana has been proven to be effective at helping with a range of chronic diseases - but could it also be used to heal New Zealand’s ailing dairy industry? The…
How much cannabis can I legally grow for personal use?
As anyone with a vege garden can attest, there’s something supremely satisfying about preparing and eating a meal using ingredients that you’ve raised from a seed with your own…
Is medical marijuana safe?
From the Czech Republic to Uruguay, Washington to Colorado, many regions around the world have successfully legalised medical marijuana in recent years. This movement has provided…
Weed in Canada - The Dark Grey market: Canadian Cannabis VICE
Cannabis in Canada is still widely illegal. With a new government entering parliament in 2016, the odds of legalization, further criminalization or decriminalization of marijuana…
What are my rights?
Cannabis use is controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 . Possession of any amount of cannabis is illegal. The maximum penalty for possession of cannabis is imprisonment for a…
How do you apply for a cannabis prescription in NZ?
New Zealand blog legalise.org.nz recently posted a link to an application form which they suggest can be used by a doctor to apply for approval to prescribe cannabis in NZ. The…
Canada's War on Weed by VICE
Check out this great short documentary about Canadas war on weed with Vice. With a reported value of over six billion dollars, it's no secret that marijuana in British Columbia is…
Hardcore pot smoking could damage the brain's pleasure center
It probably won’t come as a surprise that smoking a joint now and then will leave you feeling … pretty good, man. But smoking a lot of marijuana over a long time might do just the…
Colorado cracks down on weed-based munchies
Colorado passed a law on Wednesday that increases the state’s regulatory oversight on edible and concentrated forms of cannabis, after safety concerns following two deaths with…
Legalizing cannabis is surely the most socially forward and cost effective option available.
A team of researchers in Australia and the US analysed data from 20 mental and substance disorders to model the prevalence, premature death, and non-fatal illne ss caused by these…
Want to get rid of synthetic cannabis? Legalize real cannabis
How in Gods name is America, the home of the homicidal war on drugs now more liberal on Cannabis than we are? Have we managed to appreciate the madness that synthetic cannabis is…
Non-psychoactive CBD oil made from marijuana plants poised to be game-changer
A Colorado marijuana innovation is changing the way lawmakers in even the most conservative parts of the country talk about cannabis and is poised to create a rapid expansion in…
Marijuana’s rising acceptance comes after many failures. Is it now legalization’s time?
"Ignorance, lies and propaganda only flourished in a society that did not have the means of accessing knowledge, research and objective opinion easily. It's hard to maintain such…