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"Cannabis use not harmful to brain of adolescents"
Monday, 15 May 2006, 12:57 am | NORML
"Another marijuana myth has been busted," said NORML NZ president Chris Fowlie More >>
NORML presents J Day, this Saturday
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 4:20 pm | NORML
The National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is proud to present the 10th annual International J Day On Saturday 6 May 2006. More >>
Celebrate "420 Day"
Thursday, 20 April 2006, 11:50 am | NORML
Today, Thursday April 20, millions of people around the world will celebrate 420, a term synonymous with smoking marijuana, with spontaneous acts of civil disobedience against prohibition. More >>
J Day 2006
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 2:33 pm | NORML
International J Day on Saturday 6 May, an event dedicated to the celebration of cannabis and in support of ending prohibition and the war on drugs More >>
Sunday Times Wrong On Mental Health And Cannabis
Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 1:16 pm | NORML
The UK's Sunday Times recently published an article headed "Mental problems soar among children using cannabis" which had claimed "THE number of children treated for mental disorders caused by smoking cannabis has quadrupled since the government ... More >>
Crushing Defeat For Cannabis Prohibitionists
Monday, 19 September 2005, 2:34 pm | NORML
The election result has put cannabis law reform back on the agenda, says Chris Fowlie, President of the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. More >>
Worldwide protest against War on Drugs
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 10:17 am | NORML
Marijuana law reform activists around the world will protest this Saturday 10th September against the US Government's moves to extradite Canadian Marijuana Party leader Marc Emery, and are seeking an assurance from the New Zealand Government that it would ... More >>
NORML talks with David Lange - now online
Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 3:08 pm | NORML
Former Prime Minister David Lange revealed his support for marijuana legalisation in a 1993 interview with then-NORML News editor Nandor Tanczos. More >>
Cannabis And Depression Research
Thursday, 21 July 2005, 8:55 pm | NORML
Adults who use cannabis report suffering from less-severe incidents and/or symptoms of depression than non-users, according to survey data published last month in the journal Addictive Behaviors. More >>
Cannabis decriminalisation will save money
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 8:51 am | NORML
National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) president Chris Fowlie said today that decriminalising cannabis will save the taxpayer at least $56 million per year, without effecting use rates. More >>
Nandor's Decrim Bill will reduce harms of prohib'n
Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 1:21 pm | NORML
National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) president Chris Fowlie today welcomed the introduction of Green MP Nandor Tanczos' private member's bill to effectively decriminalise small amounts of cannabis. More >>
J Day! Sat 7 May 2005
Friday, 6 May 2005, 1:48 pm | NORML
International J Day will this year be celebrated in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, plus 200 cities in 37 countries around the world. More >>
Today 4:20 day!
Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 12:01 am | NORML
4:20 Day is a celebration of the positive uses of cannabis, with spontaneous smoke-ins, smoke-ups and smoke-outs happening on street corners and parks all around the world. More >>
Cannabis Mental Health Study Doesn't Match Reality
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 8:50 am | NORML
A Dutch study of New Zealand teens has claimed to find an increased risk of developing schizophrenia among those who used cannabis. More >>
NORML presents Auckland J DAY : Friday March 4th
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 8:31 pm | NORML
Auckland supporters of marijuana law reform are invited to Albert Park this Friday March 4th for J DAY "Dis-Orientation edition". The FREE event starts at High Noon and runs until around 7pm. More >>
Police Brutality Mars Peaceful Smoke In
Monday, 20 December 2004, 8:50 am | NORML
Nelson’s ‘Merry Cannabis’, a yuletide public defiance of cannabis prohibition, attracted a noticeable amount of uniformed and plainclothes police officers. That didn’t stop the hardy crew who showed up from inhaling. 6 uniformed police were standing in all ... More >>
Guilty Verdict for Cannabis Law Reform Advocate
Friday, 15 October 2004, 9:16 am | NORML
This evening shortly before 5.30 pm, at the Wellington District Court., Judge Behrens QC found community and environmental campaigner Duncan Eddy guilty of possession of less than one gram of cannabis, obstructing police, and resisting arrest. More >>
Cannabis Law Reform Advocate To Challenge Police
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 12:34 am | NORML
Community and environmental campaigner Duncan Eddy will appear at the Wellington District Court today to face four criminal charges. This is despite police offering to drop up to three of the charges if he pleads guilty to possession of less than ... More >>
No Scientific Support For "Reefer Madness" Myths
Wednesday, 1 September 2004, 3:22 pm | NORML
As prohibitionist politicians scramble to peddle "reefer madness" myths and stereotypes, the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) today presented reports of recent studies that show, once again, that there is no causal link between ... More >>
Law Reform Advocate Urges Drugs Act Inquiry
Friday, 30 April 2004, 12:06 am | NORML
Today, on the eve of International J Day, cannabis law reform advocate Duncan Eddy pleaded not guilty to cannabis related charges, and issued a challenge to Parliament's Justice and Electoral Committee. More >>
