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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 .
As of 10 October 2019 194 authorized licensed medical marijuana producers have been approved by Health Canada. Including: [1] Aurora Cannabis; Aphria; CanniMed;
Adult-use cannabis can only be sold in packages of a single color without graphics other than the logo and a health warning. [9] Cannabis companies in Canada are not allowed to promote themselves through TV commercials, billboards, or glossy magazine ads, sponsor people or events, or put their names on sports and cultural facilities. [10]
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.
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]
Cannabis in Canada is legal for both recreational and medicinal purposes. Cannabis was originally prohibited in 1923 until medicinal use of cannabis was legalized nationwide under conditions outlined in the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations issued by Health Canada, which regulated medical cannabis effective 30 July 2001, and was later superseded by the Access to Cannabis for Medical ...
In 2000, PPS received a contract from Health Canada to grow medical cannabis. [3] It used its facility in Flin Flon for this purpose. [ 4 ] From that time until 2013, PPS was the only company given a Health Canada license to grow cannabis, although as of 2012 only 12% of medical cannabis users used PPS, with most of the rest growing their own ...
The average price for dried flower on the OCS had fallen to $7.05 per gram after taxes, compared to the average price for illicit cannabis at $7.98 per gram. The growth is also attributed to an increase in brick-and-mortar retail, with 110 stores operating as of Q3 2020, compared to just 22 at the same time last year.