Cannabis

Cocaine use is up, the price of meth is down and for the first time, more people vape nicotine than smoke tobacco, according to an annual Drug Trends Survey.  Audio

Our current drug laws are harmful, according to a group of experts who want to see the Misuse of Drugs Act overhauled  Audio

Cannabis is no better than a placebo for treating pain. That's the claim of a new study of studies out of Sweden. Dr Filip Gedin is with the Pain Neuroimaging Lab at the Karolinska Institute. The… Audio

From next year the Australian Capital Territory will decriminalise the possession of small amounts of nine illicit drugs, including cocaine heroin and crystal meth. It follows the territory… Audio

A Southland cannabis producer hopes to ease patient's pain and ensure they're less out of pocket with prescription pot. Patients say they're struggling to afford legal medicinal cannabis with some… Video, Audio

Two stories about the promise and perils of chemistry research. From a team recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the hopes of rediscovering a 'miracle ingredient', to a researcher investigating… Audio

Toxicology PhD student Lucy Thomsen is looking at why certain synthetic cannabinoids are so dangerous. First created by scientists with the intent of making medicines, they have now been co-opted by… Audio

The government's given a cash injection to the country's largest medicinal cannabis grower - saying it could become as successful as the wine industry.

Puro is a specialist cannabis grower near… Video, Audio

Today the University of Otago released the findings from research into long-term cannabis use. It revealed smoking cannabis leads to lung damage, but in a different way to tobacco.  Audio

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

New York Times bestselling author Jessica Lahey is a mother, a teacher in a drug and alcohol centre for adolescents, and a recovering alcoholic with a strong family history of addiction. Jessica… Audio

According to the International Narcotics Control Board, which recently issued its annual report, drug use among older adults is a 'hidden epidemic'.  Dr Andy Towers from the School of Health Sciences… Audio

The close 'no' vote in last year's cannabis referendum has left Tairāwhiti cannabis growers and its isolated communities in a rut.

They say prohibition leads to more abuse of harder drugs and… Video, Audio

Concerned about misinformation on cannabis and euthanasia? Are fake social media accounts a threat to democracy? Tell Parliament what you think in a submission on its Election 2020 inquiry. Audio

CBD beauty products are being hailed as a 'beauty game-changer' overseas, but they're still illegal here.

Stacey Morrison finds out if we're missing a trick. Video, Audio

Jamie Engelbrecht was born and bred on a sheep and beef property in Waimate then studied farm management at Lincoln University. He quit his job recently as an ASB rural manager to focus on a hemp… Audio

International research shows that cannabis is 15 percent more potent than it was 50 years ago. The Panel talks to Professor Joe Boden, from Otago University who is the director of the University's… Audio