Medical Marijuana Program Connection

It's time to reconsider halacha's stance on cannabis – opinion

MMP News AuthorNovember 25, 2020

After a hotly contested history, cannabis is on the up and up. Late last week, Israel announced its intention to legalize recreational cannabis in just nine months’ time, this just days after New Jersey voters voted overwhelmingly to legalize the substance for recreational use. While Israel will be trailblazing in ... Read More

PM defends no comment stance on cannabis referendum

MMP News AuthorOctober 31, 2020

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has defended her decision not to share her position on the cannabis referendum during the election, saying she wanted New Zealanders to form their own views. Ardern voted in favour of legalising cannabis but only disclosed her position after preliminary results for the referendum were released. ... Read More

Cannabis vote: New Zealand Medical Association changes stance days before vote

MMP News AuthorOctober 13, 2020

In the final week before the referendum on whether to legalise cannabis the New Zealand Medical Association has switched its position from one of opposition to one of neutrality. The move comes after some doctors complained about the association’s opposition to legalising the drug, saying they had not been consulted, ... Read More

Cannabis referendum: NZMA leaders explain stance after row

MMP News AuthorOctober 10, 2020

The New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) says it has no position on the cannabis referendum, after coming under fire from its membership for opposing legalisation. Association chair Dr Kate Baddock apologised to doctors who felt their views weren’t listened to, and said they were all free to make their own ... Read More

Cannabis referendum: Grey Power accused of undemocratic stance on debate

MMP News AuthorOctober 8, 2020

This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. Grey Power has been accused of taking an undemocratic stance in opposing cannabis legalisation. But the organisation’s president says that is not the case, and the yes voters within the association’s ranks are a tiny minority. Beverley Aldridge ... Read More

Doctors speak out against NZ Medical Association's stance on cannabis referendum

MMP News AuthorOctober 1, 2020

By Ben Strang of RNZ One doctor has quit her membership and others are speaking out because of the New Zealand Medical Association’s stance on the cannabis referendum. The NZMA opposes legalisation of cannabis in this month’s referendum because of the harm it can cause individuals and the community. It ... Read More