Cannabis referendum draft law welcomed, but a missed opportunity to put people before profits, says NORML
Cannabis reform organisation NORML has welcomed the release today of more details about the cannabis referendum and a draft bill,…
Recreational cannabis law changes – Expert Q&A – Science Media Centre
A promised referendum on recreational cannabis next year has raised questions on what a legal, regulated cannabis market might look…
Cannabis referendum: Bring it on, says NORML
Cannabis campaigners have welcomed news today the Government is considering bringing forward the binding referendum on legalising cannabis to next…
Study: No Increase In Problematic Cannabis Use By Young People Following Changes In Marijuana’s Legal Status
by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director. Yet another study has once again affirmed that the regulation of marijuana for medical…
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…
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…
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…
2014 Law Reform Conference and NORML AGM – Sat 14 June in Wellington
NORML NZ Conference and AGM Saturday 14 June 2014, 9:30am to 5pm Hotel Mercure, 345 The Terrace, Wellington. Join us…
Complete rethink needed of all drug laws
NORML has advised the Ministry of Health a complete rethink is needed of all drug control laws and policies. In…
First legal pot sales in Colorado – and the sky did not fall. Here’s why it’s just a matter of time before pot becomes legal everywhere.
The benefits, and common sense, point to cannabis prohibition becoming a thing of the past. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/Yellowj January 2,…
Review of the National Drug Policy – submissions close 28 Feb 2014
The Ministry of Health has announced on its website that submissions are now open for the review of the National…
Uruguay first nation in modern history to regulate the licensed production and sale of cannabis
Members of the Uruguay Senate late today approved legislation authorizing for the licensed production and retail sale of cannabis to…
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…
Medical cannabis laws associated with fewer suicides
“Policymakers weighing the pros and cons of legalization should consider… that (these) laws may lead to fewer suicides among young…
Medical Cannabis Laws Have No Discernable Adverse Impact On Adolescents’ Pot Use
by Paul Armentano, US NORML Deputy Director The enactment of state laws allowing for the limited legal use of cannabis…
NZ’s 540,000 marijuana users “too many to arrest”
A new Horizon Poll has found New Zealand has 540,000 marijuana users including over 70,000 who use it every day.…
Canada’s Liberal Party votes to legalise
Canada’s Liberal Party, the country’s oldest registered political party, has overwhelmingly adopted a policy of supporting the regulation and taxation…