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March Against Cannabis Prohibition
Saturday, 2 May 2009, 12:37 pm | NORML
J-Day, part of the Global Marijuana March against cannabis prohibition, will take place in Wellington this year on Saturday the 2nd of May at Frank Kitts Park. From high noon until 4:20, the day will feature speeches from campaigners Michael Appleby ... More >>
A global protest against cannabis prohibition
Friday, 1 May 2009, 3:00 pm | NORML
A free concert in support of ending the war on drugs, featuring two zones of music with the Jafa Mafia (Base fm), Morning Steppa (Kfm), DubPresent (Kfm), King G (Kfm), Sunday Puff (Kfm), Willie & Solomonics, Killa Fire Burn (fleet fm), Jordan and Darryl ... More >>
Health Select Committee supports medicinal THC
Friday, 1 May 2009, 9:59 am | NORML
NORML welcomes the Health Select Committee's acknowledgement that cannabis is a legitimate and effective medicine, and supports their recommendation that the Government makes access to the natural cannabis extract Sativex easier, and "continue to make pharmaceutically-based ... More >>
Vienna Drug Warriors Resemble WW1 Generals
Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 9:46 am | NORML
NORML responds to the government media release that Associate Minister of Health Peter Dunne will represent New Zealand this week at the Vienna meeting of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. More >>
Worldwide Boycott Against Kellogg's
Friday, 13 February 2009, 10:20 am | NORML
Local marijuana law reform advocates are urging a boycott of Kellogg Co., for cutting ties with Olympic champion Michael Phelps after he was photographed with a bong. More >>
Press Conference at Parliament - "No Dunne Deals"
Monday, 10 November 2008, 8:49 am | NORML
At High Noon today (Monday Nov 10, 08), the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) will hold a press conference at parliament, beside their distinctive 'Legalise Cannabis' mascot, MaryJane the CannaBus. CannaBus Coordinator ... More >>
Methcon's meth 'solutions' a con
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 12:08 am | NORML
Methcon's proposed solutions to meth are just a con, says Chris Fowlie, spokesperson for drug law reform group NORML. More >>
Dunedin Overgrown By Cannabis Truth
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 2:23 pm | NORML
The long-smouldering debate over cannabis law reform will be reignited when Dunedin activists host a series of public events designed to inform and educate the community about the cannabis plant. The Otago University branch of the National Organisation ... More >>
Norml Protest in Manukau City
Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 5:08 pm | NORML
On Wednesday April 2, 'Mary Jane' the NORML CannaBus and her crew will hold their daily 4:20pm public smoke-in protest in Manukau City. This stop on their 42 day, 42 town tour, coincides with two crewmembers appearances in Auckland District Court ... More >>
British Cannabis Use Drops
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 12:48 am | NORML
British cannabis use has declined sharply in the three years following the government’s decision to make possession to a non-arrestable offence, according to the latest figures from the UK Home Office’s annual Crime Survey. "With cannabis ... More >>
Support for cannabis law reform still high
Friday, 2 November 2007, 4:42 pm | NORML
National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML NZ Inc) www.norml.org.nz Press release: Friday 2 November 2007 Support for cannabis law reform still high More >>
Support for cannabis law reform still high
Friday, 2 November 2007, 2:45 pm | NORML
Public support still remains high for moving away from destructive policies that criminalise cannabis users, says the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Spokesperson Chris Fowlie said a poll released by the New Zealand ... More >>
Driver drug testing plan fundamentally flawed
Wednesday, 3 October 2007, 1:39 pm | NORML
Although scientific research indicates that cannabis actually has far less impact on the psychomotor skills needed for driving than alcohol does, and is seldom a causal factor in car crashes, the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws ... More >>
Cannabis Ingredient May Prevent Mad Cow Disease
Monday, 17 September 2007, 10:41 am | NORML
Scientists at the National Centre for Scientific Research in France, have found that cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, may prevent the development of prion diseases, the most well-known being "mad cow disease" or BSE (bovine spongiforme ... More >>
History shows BZP ban will make any problems worse
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 3:58 pm | NORML
Our widely-ignored cannabis laws and the failed experiment with alcohol prohibition show it will be impossible to ban BZP without causing even more harm. More >>
Drug prohibition a pipe dream destined to fail
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 9:17 am | NORML
As the Government prepares to release a new National Drug Policy, law reformers pointed to two recent reports that had confirmed the dismal failure of drug prohibition. More >>
"If only they behaved like adults!"
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 1:50 pm | NORML
Parliament has a chance to treat adults as adults - or to undermine all the efforts being made to encourage teenagers to develop into responsible adults, says NORML's spokesperson Chris Fowlie, commenting on the push to raise the alcohol purchase age ... More >>
70 % Of Drug Busts Are "Personal" Amounts - NORML
Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 2:16 pm | NORML
Police stats show 70 per cent of all drug busts are for "personal" amounts of cannabis More >>
Medical Cannabis opinion poll
Wednesday, 12 July 2006, 5:23 pm | NORML
The National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) today welcomed the release of an opinion poll by TV3 and TNS that show two out of three Kiwis support allowing doctors to prescribe cannabis, while pointing to the Stanlake murder enquiry ... More >>
Party Pill Regulation only NZ drug policy success
Friday, 16 June 2006, 10:49 am | NORML
NORML replied to critics of party-pill availability today by praising the government's initiative in regulating the sales of party pills. More >>
