Medicinal Cannabis

The debate around medicinal cannabis is passionate, with both sides probably guilty of exaggerating both the dangers and benefits of the drug. So how effective IS cannabis as a pain reliever… Audio

Expat New Zealander Amanda Jones live in California and is the co-founder of a company called Kikoko, which produces cannabis infused herbal teas with specific cannabinoid ratios to treat various… Audio

Government MPs have accused National of playing politics after withdrawing support from the medicinal cannabis bill before select committee and offered up its own member's bill.  Audio

National insists it's put up a medicinal cannabis bill to help ease the pain of suffering New Zealanders and that it's not a political stunt. Video, Audio

Tanya Black, who broke her back in an accident 10 years ago, finds out what it takes to become a legal user of medicinal cannabis in a new doco called 'In Pot Pursuit'for TVNZ's Attitude show. She and… Audio

Otamatea Grey Power representative Beverly Aldridge says it's "elderly abuse" to deny the elderly the ability to grow their own cannabis to treat ailments and relieve pain. She spoke to John Campbell.

Parliament's health select committee has begun hearing submissions on contentious legislation proposing cannabis be legalised for more people, not just the terminally ill. Video, Audio

Two bills that would ease access to medicinal cannabis have come before the House this week but with very different outcomes. What happens now? Audio

Two bills on easing access to medicinal cannabis have come before the House this week but what's the difference and why are there two? Audio

Green MP Chloe Swarbrick's medicinal cannabis bill is being debated in Parliament. She says she's been crunching the numbers and it's likely to come down to a handful of MPs. Video, Audio

Two years ago, Tracy Yeats desperately sought to raise money to get Sativex for her daughter Grace, who has an incurable brain disease. Now she’s struggling to afford the $1100 it costs each month.  Video, Audio

A decision by the National Party to vote as a block has torpedoed the chances of Green Party MP Chloe Swarbrick's medicinal cannabis bill passing in Parliament. Video, Audio