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12/10/2025

Alcohol tops drug harm list - is it time for NZ to rethink?
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Alcohol tops drug harm list, time for NZ to rethink?

A major 2010 study in The Lancet by Prof. David Nutt and team ranked 20 drugs using 16 harm criteria.

The results? 👇

Alcohol: Most harmful overall (score 72)
He**in: 55
Crack co***ne: 54
To***co: 6th
Cannabis: 8th
Ecstasy (M**A): 9th
L*D: 14th
Mushrooms: 20th

👉 Legal drugs like alcohol cause more harm to society than many illegal ones.

It’s been 50 years since NZ’s Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, isn’t it time for fresh, evidence-based law reform?

Modernise Our Drugs Act is calling for an independent review to prioritise health, science, and equity.

🗳 Sign the petition: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/launch-an-independent-regulatory-review-of-the-misuse-of-drugs-act-1975

💬 What do you think, are we ready for change?

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12/10/2025

28/09/2025

50 Years of the Misuse of Drugs Act

🕰️ In 2025, the Misuse of Drugs Act (MODA) turns 50, half a century since it was written for a very different time. It’s been amended in patches but never properly reformed, leaving us with a system that is:  ➡️ Outdated and fragmented  ➡️ Inconsistent with modern science &n...

28/09/2025

The Drug Foundation says police are playing “whack-a-mole” and “devoting enormous amounts of resources” to finding w**d growers.

28/09/2025

28/09/2025

The Drug Foundation says police are playing “whack-a-mole” and “devoting enormous amounts of resources” to finding w**d growers.

31/08/2025

New data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) revealed eight medical practitioners appeared to have issued more than 10,000 scripts each for the highest-THC-strength products over a six-month period. The agency stated that one doctor appeared to have issued more than 17,000 prescriptions in six months. This is why it is important to choose the right CBD doctor: https://www.cannabiscare.nz/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/medicinal-cannabis-regulations-ahpra-/105506828

Dr Gulbransen is an addiction specialist and GP CBD consultant at Cannabis Care Clinic NZ.

15/08/2025

Season 2025, Episode 24 - Sunday 10 Aug 2025 - TVNZ Hyundai Country Calendar:
A Southland family diversifies into growing medicinal cannabis on their sheep farm, where they’ve bred stud animals for generations. Watch the video: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/country-calendar/episodes/s2025-e24

12/07/2025

"The doctor said to us, cannabis doesn't belong in a baby, and I said, cancer and chemotherapy don't belong in a baby."

01/06/2025

Switch to medicinal cannabis grows in Aotearoa, new survey reveals:
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJUHBAeDeZY

Find out more: https://www.cannabiscare.nz/

01/06/2025

Proposed NZ merger.
Watch the video: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/video/herald-now/proposed-merger-for-three-of-nzs-biggest-medicinal-cannabis-companies/MJ6DXQP77QNF4R5J5ELO6X5MN4/

https://www.cannabiscare.nz/

Three of NZ's biggest medicinal cannabis companies proposing to merge. Video / HeraldNOW

23/04/2025

Making Green from the Green...
The cost challenges facing New Zealand growers.
Listen to RNZ news, 22 April '25: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ruralnews/audio/2018984021/morning-rural-news-for-22-april-2025
Photo: PURO NZ
Learn More: www.cannabiscare.nz