GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group - Latest News [Page 1]
Cannabis Prohibition Protest
Friday, 19 October 2012, 2:36 pm | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
It has been 36 years since the Misuse of Drugs Act (MoDa)1975 was first enacted. It is based on lies and false information to outlaw a medicine that has been used effectively and safely for thousands of years. More >>
GreenCross - Mass Protest- Government Failure
Friday, 12 October 2012, 1:35 pm | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
It has been 36 years since the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 was first enacted, it needs to be overhauled and replaced; The Act has been amended on numerous occasions and is complex and difficult to understand and navigate. The Act’s framework is based ... More >>
Greencross Is Prepared To Test Cannabis For Use
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 9:51 am | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
Greencross (a support group for medicinal cannabis users) would like to thank and congratulate Peter Dunne on the new drug laws that has been described as 'Revolutionary' by Massey University drug researcher Dr Chris Wilkins. More >>
Greencross Medical Cannabis Director Interview on TV Tonight
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 12:57 pm | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
GreenCross NZ Director and high-profile medical cannabis user Billy McKee will be interviewed as part of TV3's documentary "High Time?" on Inside NZ tomorrow night. Only last week, Mr McKee was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis for ... More >>
Medical Cannabis user Billy McKee arrested
Sunday, 10 July 2011, 12:10 pm | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
Billy Mckee has been arrested and is facing four charges of supply, and one charge of cultivation, the supply charges cover a small number of different dates over the last 8 months or so. There is, so far, no direct evidence of an undercover police ... More >>
Moratorium on Medical Cannabis Arrests Top Priority
Sunday, 8 May 2011, 1:18 pm | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
A moratorium on arrests for medical cannabis – as recommended this week by the Law Commission – should be top priority for Government said Auckland Greencross today. More >>
‘Yes’ to Clinical Trials for Medicinal Cannabis
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 12:34 pm | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
Auckland Greencross has endorsed the NZ Law Commission’s recommendations that clinical trials of cannabis are undertaken and that bone fide users of medicinal cannabis become exempt from prosecution. Spokesman for the medical cannabis users’ support ... More >>
‘Yes’ To Clinical Trials For Medicinal Cannabis
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 11:20 am | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
Auckland Greencross has endorsed the NZ Law Commission’s recommendations that clinical trials of cannabis are undertaken and that bona fide users of medicinal cannabis become exempt from prosecution. More >>
Have A Heart - Give Medical Cannabis User A Fair Go!
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 10:11 am | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
Greencross Auckland said that Peter Davy – a medical cannabis user – deserves compassion and should be given a fair go; not sent to prison as the Judge has threatened. More >>
Greencross Hopes Law Com Supports Medical Cannabis
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:46 am | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
Greencross Auckland said it hopes the Law Commission will continue supporting legal access to medical cannabis in its final report on New Zealand's drug laws due out any day. More >>
Stop the war on our people
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 4:17 pm | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
GreenCross are very disappointed but not surprised the National Party have refused to consider the recent recommendation from the Law Commission. The recommendation would adjust the New Zealand drug laws to reduce harm in our community and also align ... More >>
Medical Marijuana
Monday, 6 July 2009, 1:12 pm | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
I, all GreenCross members and 10-20,000 self medicating NZ`ers from the bottom of our hearts thank the Greens Party and all the other MP`s who supported the compassionate Medical Marijuana bill yesterday in parliament. More >>
Shame on you Helen Clark
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 5:27 pm | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
Prime Minister Helen Clark is ignoring due process by keeping cannabis, a medicine used for over 5,000 years, unavailable to sick, injured and dying people, said Billy Mckee, the director of the GreenCross medicinal cannabis support group today. More >>
Group Optimistic Of Legal Medicine This Term
Friday, 21 October 2005, 1:40 pm | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
Greencross, New Zealand's Medicinal Cannabis Support Group, welcomes the apparent softening of the United Future Outdoors party's attitude towards medicinal cannabis and the legislative possibilities that creates. This would comply with the findings ... More >>
Jail The Sick & Poor Yet Discharge The Rich?
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 10:03 am | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
Greencross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group of NZ Inc. hopes the judge in the Neville Yates medicinal cannabis trial applies the same leniency as recently shown to others. More >>
Cannabis Cure From The Greens
Thursday, 30 September 2004, 3:49 pm | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group of NZ Inc. congratulates the Green Party for its efforts to bring some sanity to our current drug policy, which does little if anything to reduce harm and improve society as a whole. More >>
Robson's Refer Madness
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 12:00 am | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
Sadly it is not a new concept for politicians to distorted the truth for political gain. This in itself is a practice that can only be described as somewhat less than honest. When politicians distort the truth in relation to medical issues it is nothing ... More >>
GreenCross Appalled At Turner's Accusations
Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 10:03 am | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
Members of GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group of NZ Inc. are appalled but not surprised by Judy Turner, MP and health spokesperson for United Future, and her accusations regarding medicinal cannabis and those wanting it legalised. More >>
Police Overkill Medicinal Cannabis Patient
Friday, 13 February 2004, 8:45 am | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
We constantly hear of a shortfall in the police budget and then we hear of this obscene waste of money. [ emails below ] More >>
Jobs More Important Than Health?
Monday, 2 February 2004, 9:19 am | GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group
GreenCross Medicinal Cannabis Support Group of NZ Inc. is again pleased to see that Judges are accepting a degree of medicinal need in regard to recent cannabis prosecution cases. More >>