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3,438 and Counting: Why Cannabis Charges Are Rising Under Prohibition
Greens MP Chlöe Swarbrick says 3,438 cannabis-possession charges were laid in the past year — up roughly 50% on two years prior. Here is what that number reveals about enforcement, the 2019 discretion law, and the stalled 2020 referendum result.
Hemp's Quiet Revolution: The 28 May 2026 Rule Change Explained
On 28 May 2026, New Zealand revoked the 20-year-old Industrial Hemp Regulations 2006. Here is how the change lowers barriers for hemp growers and processors, and why it could feed the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme.
Weed at the Olympics: 3 pot-smoking gold medal athletes
The 2016 Olympic Games have come to an end, and despite some early concerns - unsanitary swimming pools, incomplete living quarters and Zika virus fear mongering, amongst others -…
Meet the nuns who are on a mission to save the world - by growing weed
A crackdown on the cultivation of cannabis in Merced, a small town in central California, hasn’t stopped two unlikely heroes from pursuing a holy quest to provide patients with…
New pipe ban will increase harm to cannabis consumers
New pipe ban will increase harm to cannabis consumers, and encourage users of legal synthetics to smoke more The Government will increase harm by further restricting the sale,…