NZ Medicinal Cannabis Survey

18/09/2025

NZ Drug Trends Survey is still running! This year we have an expanded module on medicinal cannabis and prescribing. Please fill in the survey before it closes!
https://massey.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9nOb4hitE2LnW0C

01/02/2024

A PhD student looking for women medicinal cannabis users for her doctoral research! 👇👇

17/10/2023

Latest results from our survey are out now! More users are now getting their prescriptions but access remains patchy -->https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59152c88b8a79bdb0e644f2a/t/651c82560bbcd55592938962/1696367202868/Medicinal+cannabis+bulletin+OCT.pdf

13/10/2021

Last week two CBD products from a domestic manufacturer met Medicinal Cannabis Scheme standards. But many patients self-medicating with cannabis will miss out. Is it time to change how we talk about cannabis therapy?

Non-intoxicating cannabis products are safe and well tolerated by those who use them, so why not lower the clinical threshold for their manufacture and sale?

30/11/2020

New research into small-scale cannabis cultivation in New Zealand (and around the world) by Massey University. We are interested in hearing from NZ residents aged 18 or older who have grown cannabis at least once. Please complete the survey (it takes 15-20 minutes) and read more about this international study below.

Join 1000s of other growers and have your say by completing our cannabis cultivation survey through the ‘complete the survey!’ links below for your country of residence. Or read more about the steps we have taken to protect your security and anonymity. Australia Complete the survey! Austria Comp...

23/09/2020

Surveys consistently showed that public support for legalising medicinal cannabis is greater than support for recreational law reform. But should all cannabis users have their choices respected? Read more about cannabis use and right to privacy here:

The voices of recreational cannabis users are curiously missing from the official debate about legalisation.

30/06/2020

Many medicinal cannabis users say they will vote for legalisation of recreational cannabis in September referendum. Careful planning and resourcing of implementation will be key to successful cannabis law reform - read more here:

New Zealand will hold the world’s first national referendum on legalising recreational use of cannabis in September. It must learn from mistakes in implementing earlier drug law reforms.

21/05/2020

More about findings from the NZ Medicinal Cannabis Survey by Massey University research team here:

Attitudes about cannabis and the proposed law change revealed ...

21/05/2020

Findings from our survey of medicinal cannabis users are now published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. We will be sharing key points on Facebook.
Source: Rychert, M., Wilkins, C., Parker, K., & Graydon-Guy, T., Exploring medicinal use of cannabis in a time of policy change in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1515), p. 54-69.

21/05/2020