A high powered group of 25 individuals and organisations is calling for a major overhaul of the drug laws.
The group - including the Medical Association, Māori health providers, and the Mental Health Foundation - wants drug use to be treated as a health issue.
It comes after a poll last month found most New Zealanders support decriminalising cannabis, after the referendum to legalise the drug failed by a slim margin last year.
Hamish Cardwell has more.
