Nov 28 2013
Research links cannabis use with psychosis
Chronic cannabis use in early adolescence can make some people up to 11 times more likely to develop schizophrenia, the New Zealand Drug Foundation's Cannabis and Health Symposium in Auckland has been told.
Nov 28 2013
Online therapy tool to help people with pot
An innovative online therapy to help people reduce or stop their use of cannabis was launched today in Auckland.
Nov 28 2013
Drug law enforcement discriminates against Māori
Māori are significantly more likely to be arrested and convicted for cannabis offences because drug laws are enforced in a discriminatory way, a Cannabis and Health Symposium heard in Auckland today.
Cannabis risks underestimated
People who use cannabis generally under appreciate how easily they could become dependent and often mistakenly believe the drug has no real health risks, the New Zealand Drug Foundation's Cannabis and Health Symposium was told today.
Nov 25 2013
Conflict over cannabis shows need for conversation
New Zealand needs to have a serious conversation about the health and social impacts of cannabis in light of a recent survey which found conflicting views about how we should treat people who use the drug.
Nov 22 2013
Cannabis causes cognitive concerns
Regular use of cannabis can cause serious cognitive impairment that persists beyond the period of being high, a speaker at next week’s cannabis and health symposium says.
Drug Foundation to host David Nutt in Wellington
The New Zealand Drug Foundation is hosting Professor David Nutt for a lunchtime presentation on ‘Drugs without the hot air: minimising the harms of legal and illegal drugs’ in Wellington on Thursday 5 December.
Nov 9 2013
Social and economic factors behind Māori cannabis use
Speakers at the New Zealand Drug Foundations cannabis and health symposium will be shedding more light than heat on the complex issues around the use of cannabis by Māori.
Nov 4 2013
Drink driving drop good news
The New Zealand Drug Foundation supports the Government’s move to lower the allowable blood alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood for those over 20.