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As more people explore natural alternatives to cannabis, a variety of botanical options have emerged, offering unique benefits for relaxation, stress relief, and overall well-being. These herbs contain beneficial compounds such as cannabinoids, terpenes, flavonoids, and alkaloids, which contribute to their soothing and mood-enhancing effects.

A federally funded study has officially crushed the tired "lazy stoner" stereotype! Researchers found that adults are more physically active on days they use cannabis. That’s right—cannabis users are lacing up their sneakers and getting their heart rates up, contradicting old clichés.

Many successful people smoke weed. You’ll find them in many professions, especially in the arts and entertainment industry. Let’s look at some popular celebrities who enjoy weed and see how they’ve affected our culture.   Morgan Freeman “They can’t continue to say that it’s a dangerous drug when it’s safer than alcohol.” – Morgan Freeman   The incredible career of...

Guest blogger Trismegistus considers whether the Cannabis Referendum may have contributed to Labour loosing the 2023 election. Back in the 2020 election the New Zealand Labour party won a historic victory. They achieved an unprecedented outright majority, meaning that they could govern alone without needing the Green Party as a coalition partner. Then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was still basking in...

The Thai government will distribute one million free cannabis plants to households across the nation in June to mark a new rule allowing people to grow cannabis at home, its health minister has said. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced the move in a Facebook post on May 8th 2022 in which he expressed his intention for cannabis plants to be...

A legal bid is underway to get the results of the cannabis referendum thrown out. A group of more than 350 people have filed papers in the High Court to void the vote on the Cannabis and Control Bill. The group claim poor and inaccurate information lead to confusion among voters. The papers also claim  also claim the Electoral Commission...

Destroying any hope among the yes campaign, special votes have tragically failed to flip the results of the 2020 New Zealand cannabis referendum. Recreational cannabis will remain prohibited and the harms associated with prohibition will continue in New Zealand for the foreseeable future, with 50.7 per cent voting “no” and 48.4 per cent voting “yes”. With the final tally of...

The New Zealand cannabis referendum preliminary results were released at 2pm today, with 46.1 percent voting to legally control cannabis, compared to 53.1 percent voting for continued cannabis Prohibition. But with almost half a million votes still to be counted, New Zealand will need to wait until next Friday for full and final results. Sources: The Herald, RNZ, Stuff.  

The cannabis legalisation and control referendum would pass if the vote was held today. The poll which was carried out this morning by market research company UMR and funded by the Helen Clark Foundationnd and the New Zealand Drug Foundation, found 49 per cent of respondents supported the proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill, while 45 per cent opposed it....

A growing majority of New Zealanders support legalizing cannabis for personal use, according to a new poll just three months from a national referendum. Helius Therapeutics commissioned the Independent Horizon Research survey of nearly 1600 Kiwis and found that 56 per cent of respondents plan to vote YES to legalizing cannabis for personal use in  the September 1st referendum. Way...

Coming into another cannabis harvest season in New Zealand and the government is once again missing out on capturing any revenue from the hundreds of thousands of cannabis sales about to take place on the black market, thanks to their continuation of the failed policy of prohibition. While cannabis legalization is no doubt coming to New Zealand, its coming very...

The global concern over the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has many people taking precautions against catching the virus. This article is in line with the Ministry of Health's harm reduction policy and is not intended to encourage illegal activity. Rather we are trying to reduce the harm of anyone already consuming cannabis regardless of the law. The following is...

The Government will hold a referendum on personal cannabis use at the 2020 general election - and it will be binding. Justice Minister Andrew Little announced Cabinet had made the decision on Monday on his way into caucus on Tuesday morning. "It will be held at the 2020 general election. The agreement is that it will be binding. There is...

Now days we all know that Cannabis (Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa) is the worlds most useful medicinal plant due to its abundance of miraculous healing cannabinoids (A cannabinoid is a substance that interacts with the body's endocannabinoid system (ECS), a large regulatory system in the body that is responsible for maintaining the perfect internal balance for optimum health. What is...

The following is a complete list (at the time this article was written) of botany and mycology publications that are deemed ‘objectionable’ (ie: banned, prohibited) in New Zealand. The Marijuana Chef Cookbook Marijuana New School Indoor Cultivation Cannabis Cultivator Peyote And Other Psychoactive Cacti Psilocybin Mushrooms Of The World The Big Book Of Buds Psilocybin Magic Mushroom Grower’s Guide Indoor...