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Kali Mercier

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Kali Mercier is the Policy Director at the NZ Drug Foundation. She works on a range of policy issues including medicinal cannabis, drug driving, and drug law reform.

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Who gets a conviction for drug possession, and who gets help?

The police's use of discretion is still impacting some groups more than others.

By Kali Mercier | 28th March, 2022

Could cannabis decriminalisation have positive outcome in New Zealand (Photo: Getty Images)

Ahead of next year’s big vote, here’s what we know about drugs in NZ

From unequal conviction rates to a glimmer of light on synthetics, here's what the Drug Foundation's State of the Nation report tells us.

By Kali Mercier | 8th November, 2019

A Guerrero Community Police member patrols at an illegal poppy field, in Heliodoro Castillo, Guerrero state, Mexico (Image: PARDO/AFP/Getty Images)

The war on drugs is killing Kiwis – we must choose a different approach

We need to find an alternative to the dangerous enforcement tactics of the global response to the drug trade, or people will keep dying.

By Kali Mercier | 28th September, 2018