Is Your Mayor in the Marijuana Majority?
by Erik Altieri & Chris Fowlie On TV3’s The Vote, New Zealanders voted 70-28 to decriminalise cannabis. While the show…
Study: Regular Cannabis Use Associated With Reduced Risk Factors For Type 2 Diabetes
Smoking cannabis could reduce the risk of diabetes by controlling blood sugar Marijuana users had 16% lower fasting insulin levels…
Study: No association between cannabis smoke and risk of lung cancer
A re-analysis of New Zealand data has confirmed cannabis is the safer choice, with pot smokers having no increased risk…
NORML’s Chris Fowlie talks legalisation in Colorado and how it might apply to NZ, with Newstalk’s Jack Tame
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/player/ondemand/948590092-world-cannabis-week-to-take-over-colorado World Cannabis Week to take over Colorado New Zealander Chris Fowlie researches cannabis use and cultivation, and he talks…
Craccum: Drug Diaries – Moving It Forward, An Interview with Chris Fowlie
This interview with NORML president Chris Fowlie appeared in Craccum, the University of Auckland student’s magazine, issue 04, 2013. Drug…
Study: Smoking Cannabis Associated With “Significantly Better” Health Outcomes Than Tobacco
Australian research has found cannabis users are just as healthy as non-users, but you probably didn’t see any coverage of…
New Zealand still the world’s top consumer of cannabis
New Zealand and Australia have the highest rates of using cannabis in the world, according to the United Nation’s 2012…
NORML presents the 21st Annual J Day – Sat 4 May, 2013
For the 21st year NORML presents J Day: Saturday May 4th, 2013, from high noon. Auckland – Albert Park (in…
Regulate cannabis like alcohol, says reform group
New Zealand should regulate cannabis like alcohol and save at least $300 million per year, says the National Organisation for…
Stroke risk caused by tobacco not cannabis
Prohibitionists are grasping at straws by claiming that cannabis is linked to strokes, Norml president Julian Crawford says. In the…
Cannabis legalisation in US shows opportunity for NZ tourism
Monday, 12 November 2012, 1:25 pm Press Release: NORML Norml New Zealand welcomes the legalisation of cannabis in the US…
USA: Six States To Decide On Marijuana Measures On Election Day
Historic Propositions to Legalize Personal Use Amounts of Cannabis For All Adults Hold Double Digit Leads In Colorado and Washington…
Study: Synthetic Cannabinoids Produce Anti-Cancer Effects In Human Liver Cancer Cells
As the debate continues in New Zealand about regulating the availability of products containing synthetic cannabinoids, a new study has…
Regulation will reduce teen cannabis use, says NORML
Current drug policy is resulting in widespread teenage cannabis use while a regulated market would make cannabis use adults-only in…
Scientific Review: “There Is Now Clear Evidence That Cannabinoids Are Useful For The Treatment Of Various Medical Conditions”
by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director (USA) August 9, 2012 For the second time in recent months, a scientific paper…
Five Scientific Conclusions About Cannabis That The Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You To Know
The government and mainstream media like to push studies touting the purported dangers of marijuana, while ignoring scientific evidence that…
NORML call on 2500 to take Court action
NORML New Zealand is calling on all 2500 people charged for cannabis in Operation National to enter Not Guilty or…
NORML to hotbox UK Parliament
Medicinal marijuana users from the Netherlands are planning to hold a smoking protest outside the Houses of Parliament as part…
Dakta Green back in custody
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 9:17 am Press Release: NORML For immediate release: Dakta Green is back in custody in a…
Councillor calls for cannabis reform
Today (Tuesday May 22) at 4.20pm Jim Mora will host a discussion on RadioNZ between Sandy Mulqueen, Tim Watkins…