Medical Cannabis NZ

17/07/2023

25/04/2023

Police confiscate prescribed medicinal cannabis after pulling over driver

Chris Stuart thought his prescription for medicinal cannabis would stop any negative interactions with police. He was wrong.

19/04/2023

Medical Ma*****na Improved Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms in 87% of Patients

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37071411/

"Most patients were initially certified for a 1:1 (∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol:cannabidiol) tincture. Eight-seven percent of patients (n = 60) were noted to exhibit an improvement in any PD symptom after starting MC (medical cannabis). Symptoms with the highest incidence of improvement included cramping/dystonia, pain, spasticity, lack of appetite, dyskinesia, and tremor. After starting MC, 56% of opioid users (n = 14) were able to decrease or discontinue opioid use with an average daily morphine milligram equivalent change from 31 at baseline to 22 at the last follow-up visit. The MC was well-tolerated with no severe AEs (adverse events) reported and low rate of MC discontinuation due to AEs (n = 4)."

The MC may improve motor and nonmotor symptoms in patients with PD and may allow for reduction of concomitant opioid medication use. Large, placebo-controlled, randomized studies of MC use in patients with PD are required.

05/02/2023

Study: Inhaled Cannabidiol Impedes Tumor Growth

The results of a study published by the journal Human Cell “suggest, for the first time, that inhalant CBD can impede lung cancer growth by suppressing CD44 and angiogenesis.”

The results of a study published by the journal Human Cell

30/06/2022

Should we require a prescription to get cannabis in New Zealand?

30/06/2022

How to get the doctor to prescribe w**d by The Spinoff

https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/30-06-2022/you-can-get-actual-w**d-from-the-doctor-now

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Legal, smokable cannabis flower is available through New Zealand doctors. So why don’t more people know about it?

18/06/2022

Medical Cannabis prices in New Zealand to drop 90%

"People who have had to mortgage their house just to buy it."

31/05/2022

6% of people using cannabis are getting it legally. Are you?

A growing medicinal cannabis industry in the south is starting to attract top talent as one business keeps adding staff to its Mataura hub.

20/05/2022

Updated medicinal cannabis options in New Zealand bringing more competition to the market.

https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/regulation-health-and-disability-system/medicinal-cannabis-agency/medicinal-cannabis-agency-information-health-professionals/medicinal-cannabis-products-meet-minimum-quality-standard

This page contains information on medicinal cannabis products that meet the medicinal cannabis minimum quality standard.

02/03/2022

New Zealand's first "legal w**d" has arrived in pharmacies.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/03/ministry-of-health-approves-cannabis-for-chronic-pain-in-new-zealand.html

Cannabis buds have been approved for patients with chronic pain, but only for use as a tea.

23/01/2022

Cannabidiol (CBD) inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication through induction of the host ER stress and innate immune responses 👀

Cannabidiol from the cannabis plant has potential to prevent and inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection.

08/11/2021

Global index ranks countries through health lens, not number of arrests or drug seized.

23/07/2021

Cannabis Takes The World Stage At The Tokyo Olympics

For the first time in the Olympics 125-year modern history, elite athletes including Megan Rapinoe are being open about their use of cannabis products to prepare them for the world’s biggest stage in sports.

04/05/2021

A Waikato man who claims he was giving cannabis free to elderly people for pain relief has been raided and charged by police.

26/04/2021

13/01/2021

Legalizing recreational ma*****na leads to increased sales of ice cream, cookies and chips, according to a first-of-its-kind study establishing a causal relationship between legal cannabis and junk food consumption.

09/10/2020

Honey is a great way to consume medical cannabis.

A single-serve pack will cost about the same as a takeaway coffee but you'll have to travel to get it.

05/10/2020

OPINION: A properly regulated, public health-based alternative to criminalisation gives us a much better chance to reduce harm both to drug users, and to society at large.