Cannabis
High cost to criminalised marijuana - NZIER
An economic think tank is calling for marijuana to be legalised saying it could save the country over $300 million a year.
Chris Wilkins - Cannabis Clubs
Economist Dr Chris Wilkins leads Massey University's illegal drug research team. He recently authored a New Zealand Medical Journal editorial promoting the idea of using registered clubs to regulate… Audio
Support for cannabis reform: why so high?
Analysis - "A perfect storm" of circumstances has energised public support for cannabis law reform, reports Kate Newton.
Cannabis: What's happened in America since decrininalisation
Tom Gorman of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area talks about Colorado's experience since cannabis was decrimialised. Audio
Majority back decriminalisation of cannabis use, poll suggests
A new poll suggests more than 60 percent of New Zealanders want a cannabis law change. Video, Audio
Video: John Key on cannabis reform
In Focus - Prime Minister John Key tells Morning Report's Guyon Espiner his government doesn't support cannabis reform. Video
Cannabis tax could generate $150m a year - Treasury
An Official Information Act request by Nelson lawyer Sue Grey on the economic cost of prohibiting access to Cannabis has turned up a previously secret Drug Classification note from Treasury. It says… Audio
Warning over off the shelf drug tests
The Employers and Manufacturers Association is sounding a warning about off-the-shelf drug tests being marketed to employers.... saying they need to be aware of the legal aspects of workplace drug… Audio
Grey Power sees red over green dream
A Grey Power chapter wanting to plant marijuana between its broccoli and oregano is standing firm in the face of opposition within its own organisation. Audio
Winston Peters to receive Grey Power cannabis petition
Northland MP Winston Peters has agreed to accept a petition by a Grey Power chapter to legalise cannabis. We talk to Mr Peters about Otamatea Grey Power's enthusiasm for being able to have a few pot… Audio
Calls for independent inquiry into medical cannabis
Medical cannabis advocates have written an open letter calling for an independent inquiry of medicinal cannabis products after a Ministry of Health review recommended only minor changes to how the… Audio
Richie Poulton: 40 years of Dunedin health and development
Kim Hill talks to the Director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which has followed the lives of more than 1000 people born in that city in 1972 and 1973. A four-part… Audio
Toby and Toby on ... The war on the war on drugs
OPINION: The war on drugs is being won by the barons, traffickers and dealers, say Toby Manhire and Toby Morris. So what comes next?
Australian state legalises medicinal cannabis
Victoria has become the first state in Australia to legalise the use of medicinal cannabis.
Dairy farmer to legal cannabis dealer
Former Waikato dairy farmer John Lord is at the helm of the Colorado cannabis dispensary chain LivWell which employs 500 people. LivWell is a medicinal and recreational marijuana business. Its success… Audio, Gallery
Decriminalisation: What works and what doesn't
New Zealand has a number of models to examine if the government seriously considers decriminalising marijuana. Michelle Cooke looks at the options. Audio
Living in a legal cannabis society - what is it like?
Colorado Correspondent Mary McCarty joins Checkpoint to describe life in a state where cannabis is not just legal but readily available on almost every street. Video, Audio
Decriminalising cannabis
Criminal lawyer Tony Bamford talks about whether decriminalising cannabis will make much of a difference to gangs. Audio
Appetite for cannabis decriminalisation limited
ANALYSIS: A quick check of political attitudes indicates Parliament is unlikely to change the laws on recreational cannabis use any time soon, reports Eric Frykberg. Audio