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Community Backs 'Gandalf' Amid Calls for Cannabis Reform

3/3/2025

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Whangarei's Paul "Gandalf" Smith stands charged with cultivating and selling cannabis, igniting a wave of community support. Patients like Pip Newman depend on his affordable products for relief from PTSD. Protesters rally against police actions, emphasizing the urgent need for cannabis law reform in New Zealand, where legal access remains prohibitively expensive.

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Story summary

Whangarei's Paul "Gandalf" Smith stands charged with cultivating and selling cannabis, igniting a wave of community support. Patients like Pip Newman depend on his affordable products for relief from PTSD. Protesters rally against police actions, emphasizing the urgent need for cannabis law reform in New Zealand, where legal access remains prohibitively expensive.