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Translating, modelling and evaluating cannabis policy reform in New Zealand

  • Research program: Harm reduction policy and strategies
  • Project status: Current
  • Start date: July 2023
  • Expected end date: June 2026
  • Completion date:
  • Funded by: SHORE and Whariki Research Centre
  • Lead organisation: Massey University
Project Description

Aims:

  1. Investigate overseas cannabis reform approaches and outcomes;
  2. Work collaboratively with national stakeholders to translate and model reform options and outcomes to Aotearoa/NZ;
  3. Identify the normative values placed on reform objectives and outcomes by affected groups, such as Māori and Pasifika.

PhD Student
PhD Supervisors
NDRI Project Staff
Name & Contact Details Role Research Program Location
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Professor Simon Lenton
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1603
s.lenton@curtin.edu.au
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Chief Investigator

Harm reduction policy and strategies

Perth
NDRI Adjunct Project Staff
External Project Staff
  • Chief Investigator: Chris Wilkins, Massey University
  • Chief Investigator: Tuari Totiki, University of Otago
  • Chief Investigator: Tracey McIntosh, University of Aukland
  • Chief Investigator: Marta Rychert, Massey University
  • Chief Investigator: Joseph Boden, University of Otago
  • Chief Investigator: David Hammond, University of Waterloo
  • Chief Investigator: Beau Kilmer, RAND Drug Policy Research Center
  • Chief Investigator: Michael McFadden, McFadden Consultancy
  • Chief Investigator: Rosario Queirolo, Universidad Católica del Uruguay
  • Chief Investigator: Tom Decorte, University of Ghent
  • Chief Investigator: Jose Romeo, Massey University
  • Chief Investigator: Helen Moewaka Barnes, Whariki
  • Chief Investigator: Kali Mercier, NZ Drug Foundation
Project Contact

Associate Professor Chris Wilkins
Associate Professor
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Sustainable Development Goals and Targets

This project aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals and Targets:

Sustainable development goal 3 icon 3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
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