The new coalition government signals intent to depart from tried-and-failed punitive approaches to cannabis use.

Their model drug law is based on evidence and research from New Zealand and around the world about the best way to reduce the harms caused by both drugs and our current drug laws.

Their model drug law is based on evidence and research from New Zealand and around the world about the best way to reduce the harms caused by both drugs and our current drug laws.

IDPC's Ann Fordham speaks on how IDPC creates and works with global opportunities in drug policy.

As New Zealand’s general election draws closer, some of the parliamentary candidates have been discussing drug policy after the 2017 Parliamentary Drug Policy Symposium was convened in early July by the NZ Drug Foundation to fuel debate on the subject.

The New Zealand Drug Foundation has proposed new drug laws that would decriminalise all drugs, and create a regulated cannabis market. Executive director Ross Bell outlines the foundation’s model drug law.

The government must urgently act to end the persistent failure by the criminal justice system to address disproportionate Māori reoffending rates.

26 youth leaders from 21 different countries will be meeting in Bangkok, Thailand for the first ever International Youth Drug Strategies Convening.

A majority of the public favours a change to the legal status of cannabis according to a new poll commissioned by the NZ Drug Foundation.