Shane Le Brun
Government won't consider amnesty for chronically ill to use illicit cannabis
A Ministry of Health document leaked to RNZ shows officials will not even consider extending an amnesty to allow all chronically sick people to use illicit cannabis.
Medicinal cannabis campaigners… Audio
Cannabis medication for epileptic kids too costly
Parents of children with severe epilepsy say the tens of thousands of dollars it can costs to buy marijuana-based medications is putting the medicines out of reach, despite its potential to transform… Audio
Govt 'downplaying expectations' on cannabis bill
A campaigner for medicinal cannabis says the government is downplaying expectations on its bill, which will come before Parliament today. Health Minister David Clark says the legislation is as broad… Audio
Insight: Medical Marijuana - Life in the Waiting Room
Demand for medical cannabis is growing, Teresa Cowie investigates how patients are coping with living in an 'illegal limbo' Audio
Campaigners: Guidelines needed for medicinal cannabis policing
Campaigners say the hit and miss approach to policing the use of medicinal cannabis that puts dying people before the courts but lets other off needs to be replaced with national guidelines, as Teresa… Audio
NZ unlikely to follow Aust's medical cannabis lead - advocate
Australia is loosening rules around medicinal cannabis and there are moves to grow its own supply. Medical cannabis campaigner, Shane Le Brun, says there's no political will to do the same here, and… Audio
Dunne's move inconsequential - cannabis campaigner
A medical cannabis campaigner says Peter Dunne's move to leave decisions on the products up to the Ministry will make very little difference to those needing the drug for pain relief. Audio
From Zero - Why Is Weed So Popular In New Zealand?
Marijuana is by far the most commonly-used illicit drug in New Zealand. Nearly half of all adults say they've tried it and a recent poll found that nearly two thirds of us favour decriminalisation or… Audio, Gallery