Our story is grounded in our values – it’s who we are, what we stand for and what we offer the world.
Care for people
New Zealand’s medicinal cannabis companies have an undeniable desire to put care and respect for patients first. The industry is made up of passionate organisations with a strong belief in their role as ambassadors and guardians of health and wellness, producing high-quality medicines for those who need them.
Care for the environment
New Zealanders recognise that products are only as good as where they come from, and consider themselves to be guardians of people, place and planet. The industry is committed to producing high-quality medicinal cannabis, while also recognising their role as custodians of the land for future generations.
Our proven expertise in agritech underpins the development of sustainable and efficient medicinal cannabis cultivation and processing practices – including systems to reduce energy and water use to reduce our carbon footprint. We are committed to not just playing our part in reducing our environmental impact, but in leading the change.
Deep collaboration
The New Zealand industry operates with a highly collaborative approach. There is a shared commitment to R&D and to delivering products that are high-quality and safe. New Zealand is built on excellence in applied science with a long and successful history in primary production. Our temperate climate, fertile soil and pristine ocean makes us a world leader in agriculture and horticulture production.
Lessons from our primary production history are being shared with the medicinal cannabis sector, including in plant breeding and the development of new cultivars from New Zealand’s other leading horticulture sectors to develop plants with better yield and more components of medicinal value.
The industry is strongly supported by the government. Public funding is advancing extraction techniques and pharmaceutical dosage forms to deliver cannabinoids. Funding is also accelerating a large genetic database of cultivars and seed stock, organic cultivation methods, as well as cultivation management, post-harvest processing, and waste-stream utilisation technology to improve the efficiency and sustainability of the entire industry.
Trustworthy business environment
New Zealand’s medicinal cannabis companies have developed one of the most stringent operating environments in the world. We follow strict international regulatory requirements with GMP and GACP certified facilities, ensuring ingredients and medicines can be trusted to surpass the highest pharmaceutical standards.
The industry acts with integrity, honesty and transparency. Companies are nimble, which allows them to move quickly to meet country, customer, and market requirements with a guaranteed continuity of supply. Along with its strict adherence to international regulatory requirements, New Zealand is quickly earning a reputation as a trusted supplier of quality products and ingredients around the world.
