The New Zealand Drug Foundation is dismissing claims cannabis clubs will be set up around the country.
An Auckland based club, Daktory, says it is planning to meet with other like minded New Zealanders to set up affiliated clubs in other parts of New Zealand where users smoke and buy the Class C drug.
A spokesman, Ken Morgan, also known as Dakta Green is fronting the move.
But Drug Foundation Executive Director Ross Bell says Morgan is simply seeking attention.
He says Morgan has his own little campaign happening and he does not believe there's going to be a rush of people starting up cannabis clubs, despite the media coverage.
While he does not support legalising cannabis, Bell says the issue should be opened up for discussion.
Bell says New Zealand's drug problem is not going to be fixed through the criminal justice system as it's a health issue and drug education and treatment are under funded.
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