Section 1 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1927 brought the Act into force on 1 January 1928. Assent had been on 11 November 1927. Indian hemp, its resin, preparations, extracts and tinctures were among the scheduled drugs. Unlicensed production, sale, distribution and other dealings were controlled, and supply through a licence or other lawful authority, including medical supply, remained lawful.[1][2]
Score by segment 0 to 10
- Possession · 25%10 → 1−9
- Personal cultivation · 25%10 → 1−9
- Punishment & enforcement · 20%10 → 2−8
- Sharing & gifting · 10%10 → 1−9
- Consumption · 10%10 → 1−9
- Legal access · 10%10 → 0−10
The bar shows the score after the change; the tick marks where it stood before. New Zealand's scores have changed again since.
References
- Dangerous Drugs Act 1927, No. 18, as enactedNew Zealand Parliament · 1927 · Section 1, section 9 and Schedulearchived
- Controlling and Regulating Drugs — A Review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, NZLC R122New Zealand Law Commission · 2011 · Chapter 3, paragraphs 3.16–3.17, printed pp. 84–85archived
Checked. The date and the event were compared with a source that was read. The score before the change is an editorial estimate.