Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, ss 7(1), 8; Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1977, reg 22; Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act 2018; Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019
Your doctor can legally prescribe you certain kinds of medicinal cannabis products that have been approved by the Ministry of Health. These products are Class B controlled drugs. As of 1 April 2020, Cannabidoil (CBD) is available on prescription under the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme. Currently you can be prescribed SativexTM, Tilray P, Tilray FS and as of 7 October 2021, SubDropsTM – the first locally made approved product. You must pay the full price for all of these products.
For the most up to date list of approved medicinal cannabis products, go to www.health.govt.nz and search “Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard”.