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NZ hit by Cananbidiol (CBD) Shortages
Thursday, 10 October 2019, 3:08 pm | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
For the second time in as many months, medicinal cannabis supplies in New Zealand have been depleted. 2 of main Cannabidiol (CBD) products generally available in New Zealand are out of stock, with neither of the products expected to have stock until ... More >>
Battle lines drawn on prescribing Medical Cannabis
Thursday, 11 July 2019, 3:49 pm | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
With the release of the Medical Cannabis Consultation paper, the most immediate contentious issue is prescribing. More >>
Strong Public Support for Medical Cannabis Cards
Sunday, 9 December 2018, 7:18 pm | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
With the final reading of the Medical Cannabis bill likely to be early this coming week, it outlines strong support across the political spectrum for significantly more reform than what was offered in the Govt Cannabis Bill. More >>
Second Reading of MC Bill today
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 9:22 am | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
Today, the second reading is of the Govt Cannabis bill is expected to be heard . More >>
Presenting a new resource to MPs
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 9:57 am | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand (MCANZ) is presenting its latest resource to the 2 MPs most engaged in the Medical Cannabis debate, Chloe Swarbrick and Shane Reti, on Tuesday the 27th of November, at 935am in a meeting room in parliament house, ... More >>
Government’s 100-day Pledge could slip to 1000 days
Monday, 15 October 2018, 9:24 am | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
Documents released to MCANZ under the official information act show that the regulations associated with the government medical cannabis bill could take years, with a planned go-live of mid-2020. This go-live date is subject to change and with the current ... More >>
International Changes for Cannabis loom
Friday, 28 September 2018, 3:51 pm | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
Today the US Drug enforcement agency (DEA) has made a historic announcement, announcing that Cannabidiol (CBD) is to be moved from the Schedule 1 to schedule 5. This means it transitions from a drug rated worse the methamphetamine, to one at the safer end ... More >>
Reti’s Private Members Bill giant step forward for National
Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 2:05 pm | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
Press Release: Shane Reti’s Private Members Bill a giant step forward for National on Medical Cannabis. More >>
Review of Cannabis by the World Health Organisation
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 3:51 pm | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
This week marks a historic turning point for cannabis as the World Health Organisation’s ECDD conducts its first ever review of the scheduling of cannabis. Both as a flower and is a concentrated resin. This has never been done before and in fact the scheduling ... More >>
Select Committee unwilling to travel on Cannabis Bill
Thursday, 19 April 2018, 11:23 am | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ Select Committee unwilling to travel to meet those who need Medical Cannabis the most. More >>
Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 4:00 pm | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
MCANZ Coordinator Shane Le Brun, Center, with MCANZ Trustee Nichola Smith front left and various patients and supporters of MCANZ at parliament for the first reading of the Govt Medical Cannabis bill. More >>
Medical cannabis policy released for NZ
Monday, 12 February 2018, 9:24 am | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand is today releasing a health policy document which it wants government to enact into law. More >>
Deregistered charity ‘Family First’ confused on Cannabis
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 3:44 pm | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
As usual one of the strongest voices against patient’s interests is ‘Family First’ the host of the website with a catchy name “Say nope to dope” and the most prominent charity to be stripped of its charitable status as it no longer serves the greater ... More >>
MPs uged to support Medicinal Cannabis Bill
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 10:48 am | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
This week is a critical time for the future of medical cannabis patients in New Zealand. With two bills before Parliament, this is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to resolve the issue of medical cannabis once and for all. More >>
What’s in Labour’s Medical Cannabis bill?
Saturday, 16 December 2017, 11:25 am | Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
With the looming introduction of a bill by Labour for Medical Cannabis, the patient community is sceptical, and bordering on preemptively hostile due to the lack of consultation, and the comments from Jacinda Ardern about pharmaceutical grade Cannabis ... More >>
