Researchers back cannabis reform, but say Kiwis need full picture before they vote.

This has been welcomed by the Drug Foundation, who said it was "fantastic news."

The man couldn't pass the drugs and went to hospital to remove them from his body.

A NZ Drug Foundation study recommends drug use be treated the same as other health issues.

Government seeks advice on whether drug checks at music festivals could be legalised.

Reimbursement not enough for evicted HNZ tenants, says Drug Foundation

Drug Foundation says 51 per cent of prisoners were expelled from school as children.

Comment: When it comes to solutions, I hope it's not just wishful thinking.

Symptoms included fast heart rates, hallucinations, agitation and sweating.

A large study on cannabis has uncovered some unexpected results.

Methamphetamine is far more accessible than marijuana in every region in New Zealand.

COMMENT: Public health and safety should be starting point for debate on drug law reform.

COMMNET: Treating cannabis as a health problem is a recipe for political regret.

Drug-testing group calls for law change to allow it to operate legally.

Details of how products will be prescribed are yet to be confirmed.

The polling is by Curia Market Research, owned by National's pollster David Farrar.

Peter Dunne wants the Chief Coroner to release information on a "killer drug"

Govt will leave the response to seven drug deaths to police, PM Bill English says.

Prime Minister John Key has today announced an extra $15 million seized from criminals will be invested in anti-drug initiatives.

Pro-cannabis campaigners this afternoon gathered outside police stations around the country to call for a moratorium on the arrest and prosecution of users.

COMMENT: We must replace the criminal justice approach with health interventions, just as they did 15 years ago in Portugal, writes Dr Lance O'Sullivan and Tuari Potiki.

How severely people are dealt with for possession of illegal drugs or drug utensils is to be reviewed.

Police have shut down two sophisticated drug rings and seized meth worth up to $123 million during a series of busts across Auckland.

More than $200,000 of cannabis has been kept off the street after police's annual drug raid.

Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson says he wants to speak to Indonesian President Joko Widodo in an effort to save those facing the death penalty in the southeast Asian country.

An investigation into the use of cannabis for medical purposes has been carried out by the Ministry of Health.