43 articles spanning the NZ legal pathway, conditions and treatment, cannabinoid science, and research. Earlier pieces are clearly marked as archive.
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New Zealand has rolled out random roadside oral-fluid drug testing. Here is what medical cannabis patients need to know — including why a prescription is not an immediate roadside defence.
Read articleCBD scripts last three months; THC scripts only one. Here is how repeat prescriptions work, why THC needs re-scripting so often, and how to avoid running out during a stock shortage.
3 Aug 2026A plain-English explainer of the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme: who can prescribe, what 'verified' and 'approved' really mean, and how a prescription becomes a product in your hands.
15 Jun 2026Dr Huhana Hickey speaks at Community CAN Start the conversation Huhana speaks about Sativex, the costs, unity and police harassment at the Community CAN start the conversation…
Archive · 2019The Cannabis Party publishing false claims Updated 10/06/16: Peter Dunne has responded and confirmed that The Cannabis Party published false information. According to the Minister…
Archive · 2019With very similar population sizes, Colorado is the ideal state in the USA to use as a benchmark for potential tax revenue a “marijuana tax” could net the New Zealand government.…
Archive · 2019Planning a trip to New Zealand in the near future but aren’t sure whether you can bring your medical marijuana with you? This article is for you. We’ve put together all the…
Archive · 2019Changes in terminology may help the terminally ill The Ministry of Health made changes yesterday to the terminology they use in their descriptions of cannabis-based products. The…
Archive · 2019Late night online shopping is an expensive hobby that many of us take part in from time to time, but an increasing number of people are buying one type of product in particular –…
Archive · 2019In today’s bureaucratic system, where projected financial outcomes hold so much sway over political decisions, the economic advantages of regulating cannabis may prove to be the…
Archive · 2019Ministry of Health changes law for patients seeking medical marijuana New Zealand patients in need of medical cannabis no longer have to go through the laborious process of…
Archive · 2019Hot on the heels of recent changes to the medical marijuana application process, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has now released a highly anticipated list of cannabis-based…
Archive · 2019An unofficial report from the Treasury has recently come to light confirming what many marijuana proponents have thought for many a year now: Taxing cannabis could help the New…
Archive · 2019Sativex and the huge costs for kiwis Although the winds of change are slowly blowing in New Zealand’s direction, as it stands, all medical marijuana products are considered…
Archive · 2019