Policy and Advocacy: Cannabis

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The Proposition

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

At the US mid-term elections last November, Californian voters rejected Proposition 19, a measure that would have allowed local bodies in the state to tax and regulate marijuana use. The losing margin was 8 percent or almost 700,000 votes, but, writes Hamish McKenzie, its supporters are not as disappointed as you might think.

Cannabis potency

Thursday, November 25, 2010

“New Zealand now has super-strength [cannabis] strains… the drug is now more than four times stronger than it was when ESR last tested it in 1996.”
Sunday News, 2 May 2010

Why marijuana decriminalisation should be a Christian issue

Thursday, November 25, 2010

James Clark argues that decriminalisation of marijuana is much more aligned to Christian values than mass incarceration because it leaves the door open for redemption and healing. james clark nov 2010 mos

Smoke dope and become one?

Monday, August 30, 2010

If we are to believe recent media hype about the link between cannabis and educational failure, the future for our youth is bleak indeed. Mythbusters digs behind the headlines to weed out the truth.

The Great New Zealand Drug Driving Survey

Monday, August 24, 2009

New Zealand has a history of effective initiatives around many road safety concerns such as seat belt use, speeding, and drink driving. However, driving under the influence of drugs other than alcohol has gone largely unmonitored and unenforced.  The introduction of new drug driving enforcement legislation for New Zealand inspired the Drug Foundation to investigate the drug driving issue in an effort to fill a gap in New Zealand drug driving research. 

Stop making sense

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

In January 2004 the UK downgraded cannabis from Class B to Class C, which meant lower penalties and fewer arrests for possession. In January 2009 that decision was reversed, even though scientific advice had not changed significantly and cannabis consumption was falling.

Beyond the cannabis stalemate

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Despite cannabis being the most widely used illicit drug worldwide, it is rarely the focus of international drug policy control discussions. In light of this, The Beckley Foundation has released a report claiming prohibition is doing more harm than good and calling for urgent discussions on cannabis policy. If the ‘War on Drugs’ must continue, Rob Zorn asks, is it time we removed cannabis as one of its targets?