We are thrilled by Health Minister Andrew Little’s announcement providing legal certainty for drug checking this year.
Gilbert Taurua and Doctor Rawiri Jensen look down the curve at what the future could look like, if the healthcare system continues to fail Māori and Pasifikā.
As the dust settles from the cannabis referendum, policy and Advocacy Manager Kali Mercier offers her thoughts on a path forward.
Part two of He Ara Waiora will discuss clinical approaches that are more culturally attuned to the needs of Māori.
The Drug Foundation accepts that the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill is now unlikely to be put forward to Parliament in its current form, but asks the Government to acknowledge that the vote is extremely close.
The first of a three part webinar series about the reduction of alcohol and other drug and associated harms within Māori communities.
Even if reform is not in the form of the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill, New Zealanders have shown they want change.
The cannabis referendum result was released today with 46.1% of New Zealanders voting in favour of legalisation, and 53.1% against. However, even those who campaigned for a ‘no’ vote have accepted that cannabis use should be treated as a he
The Drug Foundation is thrilled to announce the appointment of Sarah Helm (Kāi Tahu, pākeha) as our new Executive Director.