About the Misuse of Drugs Act Review

In 2008 the Government called for a first principles review of the Act. The Law Commission were charged with the task of examining both the legislation and context in which illegal drugs exist in New Zealand.

The Law Commission has completed two years of considered analysis which included them talking with drug policy and treatment experts in New Zealand and around the world.

The substantive issues paper ‘Controlling and Regulating Drugs’, released in February 2010 outlines a range of options for how New Zealand’s drug law can be updated.