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Green Party welcome binding referendum on cannabis
The Green Party welcomes the binding referendum on recreational cannabis at the 2020 election as announced by Justice Minister Andrew Little today. -
Drug addiction to be treated like a health issue
The Green Party welcome today’s plan to address the synthetic drugs crisis and broader addiction problems in Aotearoa New Zealand. -
Less suffering for New Zealanders as medicinal cannabis legislation passes
The Green Party welcomes the passage of medicinal cannabis legislation that provides certainty and clarity to patients and their whānau. -
Green Party investigation shows wide spread stigma around mental ill health and applying for work
The Green Party has wrapped up its investigation into New Zealanders being potentially discriminated against for mental ill health whilst applying for work. -
Report recommends compassionate health-based approach to mental health and addiction, let’s make it happen
The Green Party have welcomed the report into mental health and addiction, and urge the Government to move quickly and implement the findings before more New Zealanders are harmed. -
Green Party welcome progress on medicinal cannabis legislation
The Green Party has negotiated to achieve substantial improvements to Medicinal Cannabis legislation which provide certainty and clarity to patients and their whānau. -
Parliament must take historic opportunity to make changes on drug harm reduction
The Green Party is calling on Parliament to take heed of the latest independent report calling for a harm reduction approach to drugs, while the synthetic cannabis crisis continues to grip the country. -
Green Party welcome first step to abortion law reform
Green Party MP Jan Logie has welcomed the Law Commission’s briefing on alternative approaches to abortion law. -
Green Party: Legalise safe drug testing before summer festival season to save lives
The Green Party are calling for common-sense legalisation of festival drug testing before the summer festival season begins. -
There’s no time for another war on drugs, Green Party says
The Green Party is warning the Government not to pursue a costly war on synthetic drugs that is destined to fail, and to look instead at broad-scale drug law reforms and common sense resourcing to address addiction and mental health rather than criminalising drug users.