Those seeking medicinal cannabis products in Nelson are being stymied by the lack of a specialist pain clinic in the region. Nelsonians wanting a medicinal cannabis prescription are struggling to gain approval because of the lack of appropriate pain specialists Read More …
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Support for medicinal cannabis growing among Grey Power grou …
Bill’s been given five months to live. He doesn’t want to become a criminal, but he says he’s got no choice. A Christchurch man dying of cancer fears he will have to become a criminal if he cannot legally access Read More …
Newshub: MCANZ Debut
An organisation looking to fundraise for New Zealand’s medical cannabis users has become a registered charity. Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand (MCANZ) launched this week with the goals of raising awareness and advocating for the treatment, along with getting together Read More …
Grey Power: Legalise dope – Northern Advocate
Grey Power’s Beverley Aldridge and Kathleen Pattinson want cannabis legalised, despite never having used the drug. Photo / John Stone A group of rebellious Northland retirees are the latest to throw their weight behind the legalise cannabis movement, saying they Read More …
Cost blamed for few medical cannabis requests : Hawkes Bay T …
Just two Hawke’s Bay people have applied to use medicinal cannabis over the past three years and users around the country say the high cost is a barrier to accessing the drug. Ministry of Health figures show it authorised both Read More …
Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand, Launch Press Releas …
Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand Launch Press Release Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand (MCANZ) is pleased to announce its registration as a charity has been approved. MCANZ is devoted to “putting patients before politics”, and intends to help patients who Read More …
Patients call for cannabis
David Clendon with Alisha Butt A Northland family believe a lack of funding for medicinal marijuana is preventing people from applying for permission to use the drug. The Ministry of Health has received just eight applications to use medicinal cannabis Read More …
Rose Renton starts petition to counter ‘impossible cri …
Medicinal cannabis campaigner Rose Renton has started a new petition calling on the government to make cannabis-based medications available in New Zealand without delay. The petition, which launches on Tuesday, urges “reform of the law to allow access to quality, affordable cannabis Read More …
Associate Health Minister on medical cannabis loophole with …
Sir Paul Holmes turned to Cannabis before his death: NZ Her …
Sir Paul Holmes turned to marijuana before his death. Photo / Warren Buckland The late broadcaster Sir Paul Holmes turned to Cannabis before his death, his widow has revealed. Lady Deborah Holmes said her husband was not a drug user but Read More …