Cannabis
Outspoken - Medicinal Cannabis
In this outspoken, the Government wants to introduce a market for medicinal cannabis - our political reporter Benedict Collins speaks to several people about this including the former Associate health… Audio
The good oil on hemp
Plant Culture founder Cameron Sims works with farmers in Ashburton to produce premium hemp seed products. It's time Kiwis got into this superfood, he says. Audio
Police apologise after seizing legal cannabis
An East Coast hemp grower has had his crop destroyed by police after they mistook his plants for illicit cannabis.
Cannabis bill leaves much to be desired
Campaigners for medical marijuana are calling the planned new law a tiny step forward at a time giant strides are needed. But only terminally ill people with less than a year to live will be allowed… Audio
Medicinal cannabis: Hikurangi hemp prepares for manufacture
The Government has opened the door to a medical marijuana industry being established in New Zealand. One of the provisions in the bill tabled on Wednesday allows for the growing of cannabis in New… Audio
Insight: A Whole Year of Documentaries
The Insight team look back over a year of programmes and revisit some to see if anything has changed. Audio
Is cannabis law change all it's cracked up to be?
Some medicinal cannabis users say the government's plan to overhaul the law offers hope but no material changes for them. The new law will protect terminally ill people from prosecution if they use… Audio
New cannabis legislation 'slow progress' - patients
Some medicinal cannabis users say the Government's plan to overhaul the law offers hope but no material changes for them. A new law will protect terminally ill people from prosecution if they use… Audio
Heavy cannabis users have more sex - study
Medical researchers in the US have found frequent marijuana users have about 20 percent more sex than those who abstain.
Cannabis referendum part of Greens' deal
New Zealand will have a referendum on legalising marijuana for personal use as part of the Greens deal with Labour.
Your big election listens from RNZ Insight
A selection of Insight podcasts investigating the big issues this election. Audio
New sanctions could push young beneficiaries to P - Drug Foundation
Young beneficiaries who use drugs could turn to methamphetamine to avoid sanctions because it's harder to detect, the Drug Foundation warns.
Directional highs: the future of marijuana?
Recreational marijuana use has been legalised in 8 US states and there's a boom in consumer pot products. Now you can choose exactly how you want to feel in advance: directional highs allow you to… Audio, Gallery
Canada on course to legalise recreational cannabis use
Anne McLellan is chair of the Canadian government's Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation. She talks about her government's plan to fully legalise and regulate cannabis by July 2018. Audio
Dunne urges move towards cannabis decriminalisation
New Zealand should move towards decriminalising cannabis over time, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says.
Opportunities Party wants to regulate, tax cannabis
The Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan claims he can dry up the multimillion dollar cannabis black-market overnight by regulating the drug and ploughing the proceeds into drug education and… Audio
David Bearman: medicinal cannabis and its uses
Dr David Bearman is the author of Drugs Are NOT the Devil's Tools: How Discrimination and Greed Created a Dysfunctional Drug Policy and How It Can Be Fixed. He's had more than 30 years' experience in… Audio
Insight: Medical Marijuana - Life in the Waiting Room
Demand for medical cannabis is growing, Teresa Cowie investigates how patients are coping with living in an 'illegal limbo' Audio
Cannabis decriminalisation off the cards but users not worried
Decriminalising recreational cannabis use has been ruled off the government agenda despite medicinal cannabis changes - but police are already turning a blind eye, a user says.
Medicinal Cannabis Restrictions Relaxed
From today, approval to use all cannabis-based products for medicinal use, will no longer require ministerial sign-off. Instead, seriously ill patients seeking medicinal cannabis, will go to the… Audio
