Medicinal Cannabis
Summer science: AI and medicinal cannabis
In the final instalment of the summer science series, science communication students tackle two controversial topics: medicinal cannabis, and AI consciousness. Audio
Summer science: AI and medicinal cannabis
In the final instalment of the summer science series, science communication students tackle two controversial topics: medicinal cannabis, and AI consciousness.
AudioMedicinal cannabis in Cook Islands likely available June
Medicinal cannabis in Cook Islands likely to be available in June. Audio
Public Funding for Medicinal Cannabis Company
$13 million dollars of public money will be invested in a medicinal cannabis company. Puro which grows cannabis across 10 hectares at two sites in Marlborough, has started a 5 year 32-million-dollar… Audio
Health Minister Andrew Little responds on medicinal cannabis
Last week Nine to Noon looked at the situation with the availability of medicinal cannabis in New Zealand. October 1 marked an end to the bulk importation of unapproved products, leaving just four… Audio
Big change to medicinal cannabis - Why are stocks being destroyed?
Importers of medicinal cannabis products say they've been left in the ridiculous position of having to destroy perfectly good stock, while patients needing their usual medicine will - from today -… Audio
Rua Bioscience gets green light to produce medicinal cannabis products
Rua Bioscience, New Zealand's first Māori founded NZX-listed company, has received Good Manufacturing Practice certification from Medsafe, allowing it to manufacture medicinal cannabis products.
Tom Forrest - How to grow a Cannabis industry
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
AFT teams up to enter medicinal cannabis market
Pharmaceutical company AFT is officially adding its name to the increasing number of companies preparing to enter the medicinal cannabis market. Audio
Prescribing under pressure: doctors & medicinal cannabis
Are doctors being set up to fail ahead of proposed changes to medicinal cannabis regulations? Submissions closed last week on the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme, which would set new regulations for the… Audio
Officials quizzed on future of medicinal cannabis
Potential players in the budding medicinal cannabis industry have spent the day grilling officials about what a homegrown industry might look like. Audio
UK medical cannabis expert wants Kiwi doctors upskilled
The UK neurologist who will advise NZ doctors on prescribing medicinal cannabis, professor Mike Barnes is calling on the profession here to get itself ready to prescribe the drug. Audio
Cannabis licensing
People who were hoping to start a small business growing medicinal cannabis may be disappointed beause the license cost is beyond their means.The layout would cost up to $16,800 for the first year and… Audio
Cannabis proposal strikes right balance - Health Minister
More details are emerging of what a legal medicinal cannabis scheme could look like in New Zealand. Health Minister David Clark told our Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch the proposed… Audio
Proposed medicinal cannabis regulations released
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
Cannabis exemption 'a risky place to be'
Toxicologists are urging the government not to make special provisions for medicinal cannabis products and argue it should meet the same stringent standards as other medicines.
Growing a cannabis economy
Growing cannabis is something we do pretty well in parts of this country, but until now that has not been something to be proud of or even talk about.
That's about to change.
Russell Brown visits… Audio
Growing Demand - NZ's budding cannabis businesses
Insight - With a cannabis referendum on the horizon Teresa Cowie talks to NZ's businesses gearing up for a possible law change Audio
Three Minutes Max: Jules Older
Three Minutes Max, short & sharp opinions from commentators around New Zealand. Here's Jules Older with his thoughts on the referendum on legalising cannabis and how it's worked in the U.S for his own… Audio
Medicinal cannabis legislation passes final reading
New legislation paves the way for medicinal cannabis industry with regulations to be set up within a year. Audio
