Cannabis

Helius Therapeutics, the leading New Zealand-based medicinal cannabis company, is excited to announce the launch of two innovative new products aimed at improving the quality of life for patients seeking alternative treatments

Medicinal cannabis prescriptions have increased greatly in recent years but so has the potency of the products being prescribed, writes Jody Hopkinson

Prescriptions for medicinal cannabis increased 14 times in four years, and there has been a big shift from CBD oral liquids to much more potent THC-dominated flower/bud products, a recent study of New Zealand’s medicinal cannabis scheme has found.  

With prescriptions for medicinal cannabis on the rise, a group of 40 Auckland pharmacists last week toured New Zealand’s largest medicinal cannabis production facility to learn more about the product

Changes to the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme allowing New Zealand companies to export have been called a breakthrough for the sector by industry leaders.

Changes to the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme allowing New Zealand companies to export have been called a breakthrough for the sector by industry leaders

Medsafe group manager Chris James looks at the rules around medicinal cannabis

Covered up in hair net and gown, Zach Thompson ventures behind the fence and into the Helius Therapeutics medicinal cannabis growing and manufacturing facility

KIWI COMPANY RUA BIOSCIENCE is selling Australian-grown cannabis with New Zealand origins to the Aussies. It’s also expanding to Europe.

THE MEDICINES Classification Committee decision not to ease restrictions on low-dose cannabidiol, means businesses have no incentive to bring these products to market, a Hamilton-based pharmacist says.