A new report shows that New Zealand’s approach to drugs is leading to grossly unequitable outcomes for Māori across the board.
Only a tiny percentage of NZers who use cannabis for medicinal purposes are accessing the product through legal channels, new analysis by the NZ Drug Foundation shows.
New report: Too many people are dying from preventable overdoses and Aotearoa lacks the interventions that could stop them
Joined by over 100 members and 120 people, four exceptional guest speakers explored how drug policy has affected Covid responses here and overseas.
In 2019, the WHO made a historic recommendation: that cannabis should be rescheduled in the UN global drug treaties to reflect its potential as a medicine. Since then, civil society groups have been shut out of the process
The response has been undermined by “war on drugs” policies that have fuelled marginalisation and stigma .
New drug checking law marks a huge moment in the history of preventing drug harm in New Zealand.
An interim review of 2019 changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act which increased police discretion shows we still haven’t got our drug laws right. Sarah Helm comments.
The latest Global Drug Policy Index report highlights key areas where the country must improve in order to address inequity and be a world leader.