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There could be one million medicinal cannabis plants in Southland in the next decade if Southern Medicinal’s momentum keeps on building. From the former Mataura paper mill, the company is growing and processing medicinal cannabis and hemp. However, this summer three Southland farmers and one Otago farmer bought hemp seeds to take part in a trial with the company. Southern...

Gisborne, New Zealand based medicinal cannabis company Rua Bioscience who were the first local company to secure a license to cultivate medicinal cannabis are now looking for someone to help them grow their budding empire. Advertised online this week, the cultivation project manager would "play a key role in setting up stage two of our cultivation and growing activities".  The...

The Ministry of Health has opened public consultation on the proposals for the medicinal cannabis regulations needed to support the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme. Consultation closes Wednesday 7 August 2019 at 5 pm. The Government has committed to establishing a Medicinal Cannabis Scheme to improve access to quality medicinal cannabis products. The Scheme will do this through: enabling the commercial cultivation...

The Ministry of Health is holding information sessions on the medicinal cannabis scheme. Information sessions on proposals for the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme are being held in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The sessions will be held as follows: Auckland, Monday 22 July and Tuesday 23 July Christchurch, Tuesday 30 July Wellington, Thursday 1 August Preference for attendance will be given to...

Have you used Cannabis (including both herbal cannabis and cannabis-based pharmaceuticals) for medicinal reasons in the past year? If you have and you live in New Zealand, then Massey University researchers would love to hear from you! Please complete their New Zealand medical cannabis use survey at: https://medcansurvey.shore.ac.nz/ It will take about 10-20 minutes to complete the survey. You can...