Auckland mayoral contest: tough choice for progressive voters
As voting packs arrive in the mail, progressive voters in Auckland now face a tough choice in the contest for Mayor: should they hold their nose and vote for socially…
Cannabis referendum final result and opportunities for reform
New Zealand will today discover if the cannabis referendum passed or not. But in either case, we should chart a new course that is more broadly supported.
#TokeTheVote: NORML NZ’s Guide to Political Party Cannabis Policies for the 2017 Election
NORML’s 2017 #TokeTheVote guide to political party cannabis policies or likely support. Cannabis is well and truly an election issue. For the first time ever, most parties now have written…
Medical Cannabis Queen St Rally and March – Sat 2 Sept.
Medical Cannabis Rally and March – Election Special Aotea Square, Queen St, CBD, Auckland Saturday 2 September 2017 12:00pm – 2:00pm NORML and Auckland Patient’s Group presents the 5th Queen Street…
Dr Geoff Noller: Cannabis policy too important to be left to the politicians?
This article by NORML board member Dr Geoff Noller was first published on Stuff.co.nz as part of their series “What if cannabis was legal?” Cannabis policy: Too important to be…
NORML welcomes The Opportunities Party ‘real deal’ cannabis policy
The Opportunities Party releases cannabis reform policy NORML welcomes the release of The Opportunities Party’s “real deal” cannabis policy and says TOP have upped the ante for other parties to…
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…
Local body elections: NORML’s recommendations
Opinion polls now show solid majorities supporting cannabis law reform, both for medicinal and adult use. Voters can make their views known at local body elections by asking questions and…
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…
Toke the Vote: NORML’s guide to NZ Political Party cannabis policies
NORML’s policy, renewed at our recent national conference, is to encourage supporters to vote for parties and candidates who will work to reform our cannabis laws. We need at least…