Big Cannabis is rising high
With medicinal cannabis legal in the majority of states and more and more legalising recreational use, opportunities now abound for a wide variety of new entrepreneurs and established big business.
Getting real about synthetics
Naomi Arnold takes another look at our alarming death rate from synthetic cannabinoids and at some real-world responses from people working at the frontline.
Two sides of Canadian drug policy: 2018 AGM talk
Get an update on Canadian drug policy at our AGM, from leading scientist Professor Benedikt Fischer who very recently arrived in Auckland from Toronto.
Taking the lead on drug regulation
Ruth Dreifuss and Helen Clark of the Global Commission on Drug Policy speak about the responsible control of drugs
Urgent synthetics response underway
The Drug Foundation is teaming up with over a dozen organisations to support the Ministry of Health in developing a coordinated response to the synthetics crisis
The War on Drugs is killing Kiwis - we must choose a different approach
New Zealand’s recent deaths from synthetic cannabinoids are deeply tragic and should never have happened. A report released yesterday by the Global Commission on Drug Policy shows how they’re also, sadly, part of a repeated pattern of harm
Regulation: The Responsible Control of Drugs - public talk
Learn about recommendations from the Global Commission on Drug Policy in it's new report "Regulation: the responsible control opf drugs"
Lessons must be learnt from meth report
The report into HNZ’s response to "methamphetamine contamination" contains hard lessons for the government and its agencies. The harms caused by HNZ’s zero tolerance approach were more widespread than previously thought.
Practical advice for homeowners and landlords on meth testing
Worried about meth contamination? Should you test for meth resudue, and what if a test comes up positive? And what does it mean for your insurance? We have some answers