Cannabis Referendum

Assuming the trend of the last decade continues, many thousands more New Zealanders will try cannabis in the coming years.

The campaign for cannabis reform in NZ will outlive the generation that voted against it.

Chlöe Swarbrick claimed victory in Auckland Central. But, despite her passion and dedication, cannabis remains illegal. What happened?

Every US state that attempted to legalise cannabis this election was successful. Why couldn't Aotearoa get there?

Which side spent more and why? Jihee Junn crunches the numbers and finds some misleading claims along the way. 

There’s a world of opportunity now for a brave government to put together something transformative.

Labour is presenting the preliminary results in the referendum on legalisation as an endorsement of the status quo. It is no such thing.

And what can the general election results tell us about how they might go?

An entirely hypothetical guide to cultivating your own cannabis plants.

The connection between cannabis use and psychosis is far more murky than asserted by yesterday's article on The Spinoff, writes an expert in how psychoactive drugs modify brain and behaviour.

We've heard a lot about the social benefits a law change would bring, but precious little on the mental health risks it could also pose, writes Sophie Vreeburg.

It is not too late for Jacinda Ardern to show real leadership on cannabis law reform.

In 1967 I changed my mind on another referendum, about six o'clock closing.

The new survey goes against months of recent polling on the referendum

What was the story behind New Zealand's first cannabis connoisseurs club?