Cannabis

National's deputy leader Paula Bennett has pulled a stunt at Parliament, brandishing a bag of 'look-a-like cannabis' to demonstrate how much a person could buy every day under the proposed legal… Video, Audio

The National party says the the draft cannabis legislation bill, released yesterday, is too vague for voters to make an informed decision at next year's referendum. Audio

The Government is proposing to make it legal to buy a maximum of 14 grams of cannabis a day. That's one of the proposals in legislation unveiled this afternoon by the Justice Minister, Andrew Little… Audio

Kathryn chats to Stephen and Trish about the Zero Carbon Bill deal, also a look at education issues and next year's referendum questions about euthanasia and recreational cannabis. Audio

Data released from New Zealand's largest annual health survey shows that our drinking culture is continuing to move in the wrong direction. Alcohol Healthwatch Executive Director Dr Nicki Jackson says… Audio

Australian cannabis agronomist and Churchill Fellow Tom Forrest has recently visited 50 commercial growing operations around the world, including ones in Canada, Europe, Slovenia and Israel. With… Audio, Gallery

Deborah Small is a lawyer and social justice activist fighting back against the inequities of the US government's so-called 'war on drugs'. She is the Executive Director of Break the Chains (USA) an… Audio

Patrick Gower reckons he now knows more about marijuana than anyone else in New Zealand. The Newshub journalist searches for the truth about cannabis – and whether or not it should be legalised here –… Audio, Gallery

Support for legalising recreational cannabis has plummeted in a recent poll. Ross Bell from the Drug Foundation joins us to chat about what this means for next year's vote. Audio

A bill that will outline the framework for the cannabis referendum has passed its first reading in the House. Audio

Emma James joins the show from Paris to discuss the shocking case of Kobili Traore, who murdered his neighbour but might not be held criminally responsible because he smoked cannabis beforehand.  Audio

In less than two years, the deaths of up to 80 New Zealanders have been attributed to synthetic cannabis (known more accurately as synthetic cannabinoids). Yet currently little is known about why they… Audio

The future of medicinal cannabis in New Zealand is beginning to come into focus after the Health Ministry published a list of proposed regulations for public feedback. They include who'll be allowed… Audio

A  Research New Zealand poll suggests there is not as much support for legalising marijuana in New Zealand. Emmanuel Kalafatelis talks about the survey results. Audio

How high is the cannabis referendum on the agenda of voters? We sent Checkpoint reporter Alex Perrottet out to West Auckland to run his own 'reeferendum' in two different electorates. Video, Audio

Where does Labour sit on the cannabis question - yes or no? Lisa Owen interviews Justice Minister Andrew Little about the upcoming cannabis referendum. Video, Audio

As the government announces its plans for a cannabis referendum, a self-described "cannabis master" who grows and sells marijuana, provides insight into the illegal business he's running, and what a… Video, Audio