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Whakamana Cannabis Museum

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Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
Phone:
+64 27 771 7332

Hours:
Sunday10am - 4pm
Monday10am - 4pm
Tuesday10am - 4pm
Wednesday10am - 4pm
Thursday10am - 4pm
Friday10am - 4pm
Saturday10am - 4pm


Whakamana Cannabis Museum of Aotearoa is New Zealand's first museum dedicated to the history of cannabis use and culture. It was opened in October 2013 .Originally located in David Street, Caversham, Dunedin the museum is now located in the Eldon Chambers building in Princes Street, closer to Dunedin city centre. The museum serves as an information service on drug use, ie helpful hints.Its director is long-time cannabis activist Abe Gray, who co-founded the museum along with former Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party regional spokesperson Julian Crawford.Cannabis, while still a criminalised drug in New Zealand, has moved some way towards grudging acceptance, at least as a subject for open discussion. The museum is designed to be a national information centre on aspects of the history and legislation surrounding the drug. Dunedin has had a long history of advocacy for marijuana law reform, largely through the University of Otago's Norml. Alongside other exhibits, the museum houses a library of books relating to cannabis use and culture, many of them unavailable in more general libraries around the country. In addition to acting as a museum and serving as a centre for drug law reform advocacy, Whakamana promotes open-source computer software. It also features meeting rooms and a digital multimedia studio. The museum operates within New Zealand's laws and does not sell cannabis.There is however a private members only area at the back of the museum which operates as New Zealand's only functioning Cannabis Social ClubGray has stated that the presence of the museum and Dunedin's history of support for law change relating to drug use and possession would put it in the ideal position to become a centre for cannabis tourism should the drug ever be legalised in New Zealand.
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