Click the link below to be directed to the NZ Parliament website where you can sign the petition.
Petition request
That the House of Representatives extend the current exemption in section 8(6A) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to all patients and their providers for all documented painful and debilitating conditions, not just for palliation.
Petition reason
Under the current law there is an exemption for patients who are nearing the end of their life to access cannabis products that may ease their suffering. We are calling for an extension to this exemption to include all patients and their providers.
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More reading:
Canvas, 6 March 2021: Gandalf the green fairy on medicinal cannabis, jail and helping the sick
Stuff.co.nz – Glenn McConnell and Paddy Gower, 26 Feb 2025: Police bust ‘Gandalf’, leaving hundreds without medicinal cannabis
The Post, 28 Feb 2025: The magic green fairies can offer medicinal cannabis industry
Radio NZ, 2 March 2025: Former cop, widow, Chlöe Swarbrick and more speak out for Gandalf, the arrested green fairy
Northern Advocate, 3 March 2025: Court appearance of green fairy Paul ‘Gandalf’ Smith attracts protest, defiance
Stuff.co.nz, 5 March 2025: Paddy Gower: How Gandalf and medical weed changed my life
Stuff.co.nz, 13 March 2025: Verity Johnson: Yes, Gandalf the Green Fairy may have broken the law – but what we did to him is worse
Watch:
Watch Patrick Gower: On Weed on Three Now, featuring Gandalf