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The use of cannabis in New Zealand is regulated by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, which makes unauthorised possession of any amount of cannabis a crime. Cannabis is the fourth-most widely used recreational drug in New Zealand , after caffeine , alcohol and tobacco , and the most widely used illicit drug .
Whakamana Cannabis Museum is New Zealand's first museum dedicated to the history of cannabis use and culture. [1] It was first opened in October 2013 in Dunedin by Abe Gray , former deputy leader of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP), [ 2 ] and Julian Crawford, former ALCP regional spokesperson.
The Daktory was a warehouse catering for the sale and consumption of cannabis in New Lynn, West Auckland, New Zealand. [1] The Daktory operated in open defiance of New Zealand drug legislation prohibiting the cultivation, possession, sale and consumption of cannabis; its founder Dakta Green was jailed for 23 months for the operation of the ...
Its most common form is the oromucosal spray derived from two strains of Cannabis sativa and containing THC and CBD traded under the brand name Sativex®. [53] It is not approved in the United States, but is approved in several European countries, Canada, and New Zealand as of 2013. [6]
2020 New Zealand cannabis referendum; A. Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party; D. The Daktory; M. Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act 2018; R. Rose Renton; W.
The cannabis law reform organization NORML New Zealand issued a submission voicing support for descheduling CBD products but allowing a wider 5% tolerance for other cannaboids to improve production and affordability; broadening the defence to include patients with terminal illnesses, chronic or debilitating medical conditions where the doctor ...
Dakta Green, formerly Kenneth Morgan (born 1950, in Wellington) [1] is a former New Zealand cannabis law reform activist and political candidate. [2] He changed his name by public poll in 2008. He is the Activism co-ordinator for NORML New Zealand , the driver of Mary Jane the Cannabus, and founder of The Daktory . [ 3 ]
The Act was brought in as a reaction to widespread concerns [8] over the 2005 deregulation, or decriminalisation, of selling psychoactive substances in New Zealand with the introduction of section 62 in the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005 and the Misuse of Drugs (Restricted Substances) Regulations 2008. [9]