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A Christchurch woman who hit rock bottom due to a nitrous oxide addiction is calling for revised regulations around its supply. At the height of her addiction she was going through 160 canisters a day, eventually, as would be expected, suffering a number side effects from such excessive usage.Nitrous oxide, a colourless gas also known as laughing gas, nangs, NOS...

While American lobbyists were cunning enough to trick enough kiwi voters into voting marginally in favor of continuing our failed policy of cannabis prohibition, the Police were not so gullible. The Police know better than anyone that cannabis prohibition has failed and have demonstrated wisdom with the announcement today that they are axing their annual nationwide helicopter cannabis operations.This will...

Not surprisingly, most MDMA users will not take their ecstasy if it is shown to actually be something else altogether, in this case eutylone. Euthylone is often known as bath salts and is one of the many, many substances frequently misrepresented as ecstasy on the black market thanks to the current Prohibition of MDMA.When drugs such as MDMA are prohibited...

This year, four Australian institutions will start recruiting for separate research into using psilocybin and MDMA for PTSD, addiction, depression and anxiety.Edith Cowan and Monash universities will begin separate trials into the potential for MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. St Vincent's Hospital Sydney will examine the impact of psilocybin on preventing methamphetamine relapse, Monash will study its effect on...

A warning has been issued by New Zealand drug testing organization Know Your Stuff after testing at recent events found more than half of drugs purporting to be MDMA actually contained dangerous cathinones, research chemicals which are often referred to as bath salts. Dubbing this the "summer of cathinones", Know Your Stuff's Dr Jez Weston said there has been a...

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...

Watch "Magic Molecules," Bloomberg Quicktake's new investigative report about psychedelic science, featuring educational interviews with MAPS Founder Rick Doblin, Ph.D., and other researchers. WATCH ONLINE HERE Sources: MAPs, Bloomberg quicktake.

A new study investigating the effects of cannabis on driving has found the cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) alone does not impair driving ability. This is a landmark finding that will be invaluable in guiding road safety regulations as cannabis laws shift toward legalization around the world (well other than here in NZ anyway).“With rapidly changing attitudes towards medical and non-medicinal use...

The New Zealand Government will urgently legalize pill testing before the summer festival season. Pill testing allows harm reduction organizations to test illicit street drugs at festivals and events so as to tell users what chemical(s) are actually in them, as many illicit street pills that are sold as ecstasy actually contain other substances instead or as well as MDMA,...

A first-of-its-kind exploratory study, led by researchers from Yale School of Medicine, has found a single dose of the psychedelic psilocybin found in so called 'Magic Mushrooms' can reduce migraine frequency by 50 percent for a least two weeks. The preliminary trial was small, with follow-up work necessary to validate the results, but the promising findings suggest great potential for...

54 year old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson made a remarkable return to the boxing ring over the weekend, going 8 rounds against Roy Jones Jr while Snoop Dogg provided commentary and combusted cannabinoids. Tyson credits an experience with the powerful psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT for his comeback. I took the medicine and the medicine told me to get into shape,’’ Tyson...

New laws intended to discourage young people from vaping while allowing smokers to continue using vaping as a way to give up cigarettes took effect on 11 November 2020. The new laws that apply are similar to those around tobacco smoking.Some of the key initial changes are: The sale or supply of vaping products to under 18s is prohibited indoor...

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...

Influencer, rapper, and serial entrepreneur Berner is growing his empire with his latest collaboration, Vibes™. Vibes—a collection of premium rolling papers—is cultivated and crafted in France. Cut and kitted in the Dominican Republic, Vibes is available in a variety of blends and sizes; these custom-watermarked rolling papers are made in accordance with the highest quality standards. Established to preserve the...

The wording of the New Zealand cannabis referendum question has been confirmed as a straight Yes/No question. Kiwis will be asked: Do you support the proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill? Yes, I support the proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill No, I do not support the proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill The Government has described the referendum as...

Ya gotta love our friends the New Zealand customs service. Like seriously, we have a huge amount of respect for the job they carry out, protecting New Zealand's borders from prohibited items such as methamphetamine, bio-weapons, child pornography and publications that are designed to incite hate or terrorism. While no doubt working as hard as they can with the limited...

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...

New laws set to be introduced to Parliament on Monday will ban vape sales to anyone under 18, as well as ban advertising and limit available flavours. However the Government has ruled out a complete prohibition on vape products because it sees vaping as one way to help smokers quit more harmful cigarettes. As opposed to complete prohibition, The Smokefree...

Guest blogger Trismegistus takes a look at the evidence and finds it indicates no basis for criminalizing drivers with THC in their bloodstream.   A year or two ago I was strolling through a shopping mall somewhere in New Zealand, when I noticed an ad pop up on an electronic billboard. It was a public safety reminder from our transport agency...