Julie Anne Genter’s grow-your-own medical marijuana Bill drawn from ballot
Green MP Julie Anne Genter’s medical cannabis private member’s bill has been drawn from the ballot and will be debated in Parliament. The purpose of this bill is to make…
Medical Cannabis Rally & March announced for Sat 22 April 2017 in response to Bill English’s oddly ignorant views
Bill English has shown how out of touch he is with the New Zealand population once again, spouting oddly ignorant views on medical cannabis. Despite a vast majority of Kiwis…
Dunne’s medicinal cannabis list will not help patients, says NORML
Dunne’s latest announcement will make little difference to patients and is merely a smokescreen to hide the Government’s lack of action, says NORML. In a press release, Peter Dunne is trumpeting…
Help medicinal cannabis advocates attend the N.I. GP Conference this June
Auckland NORML is fundraising to help medicinal cannabis advocates have a stall and professional presence at the North Island G.P. CME Conference, held in Rotorua on 10-12 June 2017. GP’s…
Changes to medicinal cannabis rules will make little difference, says NORML
The NZ Government has announced changes to the rules around medicinal cannabis – but what do they really mean? The changes announced by the Government today will do little to…
Specialists to prescribe medicinal cannabis under Govt proposal
In response to sustained lobbying from patients and advocates including NORML, the NZ Government is changing the rules for medicinal cannabis so doctors can prescribe it direct to patients. It’s…
Legal status of Cannabidiol (CBD)
UPDATED AUGUST 2017 This is a step forward – but just a small step. Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has announced Cannabidiol (CBD) will remain a controlled drug with restrictions expected…
Green Party new cannabis policy
The Green Party has updated it’s drugs policy: they want cannabis to be made legal for adults over 18, with home growing allowed and legal markets to be investigated “to…
Health Select Committee inquiry into Rose Renton’s medicinal cannabis petition
Rose Renton’s medicinal cannabis petition has been referred to Parliament’s Health Select Committee. By Chris Fowlie (NORML NZ) and Rosie Baird (GreenCross NZ) The petition was presented by Labour MP Damien…
NORML AGM Sat 19 November 2016
The Annual General Meeting of NORML New Zealand Inc (1980) will be held from 11am-1pm on Saturday 19 November 2016, at The Hempstore, 253 Karangahape Road, Auckland. [map] The agenda…
New UMR poll shows overwhelming support for medical cannabis law change, says NORML
A new poll conducted for cannabis campaigners shows New Zealanders want the law changed now, says NORML. “What may be surprising to some is that most people want herbal cannabis…
Cannabis utensils law review – have your say to legalise pipes and bongs
Submissions are open now – get yours in by Tuesday, 20 September 2016. Good news! The law banning the importation and sale of harm-reducing cannabis pipes, bongs and vaporisers may be changed. …
Druglawed filmmaker Arik Reiss visits Uruguay – Part 2
NORML is proud to sponsor the “Druglawed” documentary series. At the start of 2016, Druglawed director Arik Reiss traveled from New Zealand to Uruguay to obtain footage for the next installment…
Medical Cannabis “review” has failed to protect patients says NORML
The government’s so-called review of the medicinal cannabis access guidelines has failed to protect patients. “These very minor changes will only help a few people, and even these seriously ill…
Labour will legalise medicinal cannabis “in first 100 days”, open to wider decriminalisation
The New Zealand Labour Party have confirmed they will make medicinal cannabis legal within their “first 100 days” of forming a government, and although less supportive than the Green Party…
It’s 420 Day: NORML presents the Medical Cannabis rally and march this Saturday 23rd April, and J Day on Saturday 7th May 2016.
April 20 is known as “420 Day” in the cannabis community. It is a day to celebrate the plant, including its medicinal and sacramental properties, and raise awareness of calls…
The Medical Cannabis March – Sat 23rd April 2016 – Aotea Sq Auckland
Make medical cannabis legal now! Join us at this rally and protest march, calling for safe legal access to affordable, quality medicinal cannabis. A health issue should not be a…
Sign the Rose Renton Petition for Medicinal Cannabis
Kiwis urgently need safe legal access to affordable high quality medicinal cannabis. Rose Renton, mother of Alex Renton and cannabis law reform campaigner, has launched a petition that is backed…
Patients can bring legally prescribed medicinal cannabis products into New Zealand
For over 20 years NORML has been advising patients who could afford it to get medicinal cannabis prescribed overseas and bring it back legally. The Misuse of Drugs Act allows…
NORML Offers Qualified Support for Binding Referendum on Medicinal Cannabis – But Would Prefer Government Acts Now
New Zealand’s oldest cannabis law reform group has offered qualified support for Helen Kelly’s proposal for a binding referendum on medicinal cannabis. Cannabis is useful for treating a wide variety…