Fresh twist in tale of cancelled UK Australia Day event

Fresh twist in tale of cancelled UK Australia Day event

The Australian High Commission in London scrapped an Australia Day event following consultation with its First Nations working group,new documents reveal.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell

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Wonder drug or placebo:The confounding case of medicinal cannabis

Wonder drug or placebo:The confounding case of medicinal cannabis

Iraq War veteran Derek Pyrah says medicinal cannabis did wonders for his PTSD. Gold Coast Suns coach Damien Hardwick swears by it for chronic pain. But many experts say the research doesn’t stack up.

  • byJewel Topsfield
‘You can’t even believe it’:Mike Tyson’s reinvention as a cannabis heavyweight

‘You can’t even believe it’:Mike Tyson’s reinvention as a cannabis heavyweight

Mike Tyson is one of a number of celebrities giving the US cannabis market some star power.

  • byAshley Southall
Jeremy Buckingham says everyone in state parliament has smoked pot

Jeremy Buckingham says everyone in state parliament has smoked pot

The legalise cannabis MP on drug reform,class politics,the MeToo movement,and dead fish.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman
Premier,treasurer and opposition leader admit they’ve tried cannabis

Premier,treasurer and opposition leader admit they’ve tried cannabis

Premier Jacinta Allan has acknowledged she tried cannabis “a long,long time ago”,while Treasurer Tim Pallas and Opposition Leader John Pesutto said they had also tried it.

  • byRachel Eddie,Kieran Rooney andBroede Carmody
Crossbench teams up on pill testing trial,as government says it’s open to cannabis discussion
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Crossbench teams up on pill testing trial,as government says it’s open to cannabis discussion

Three crossbench parties will push for a pill testing trial a day after the Victorian government said it was open to talking about decriminalising personal cannabis use.

  • byRachel Eddie
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Victorian government open to discussing decriminalising cannabis use

Victorian government open to discussing decriminalising cannabis use

Mental Health Minister Ingrid Stitt said the state government is open to a process that would take the advice of experts and engage with the community.

  • byRachel Eddie
Sobering new figures prompt rethink of Queensland’s drug driving laws

Sobering new figures prompt rethink of Queensland’s drug driving laws

The government grapples with how to allow for medicinal cannabis use and still stop people driving under the influence of drugs.

  • bySean Parnell
‘Prohibition is failing’:Ex-AFP boss says criminalising cannabis use does more harm than good

‘Prohibition is failing’:Ex-AFP boss says criminalising cannabis use does more harm than good

Former AFP commissioner Mick Palmer describes his journey from a hard-nosed policeman to a vocal advocate for cannabis law reform.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Green light for Victorian trial to assess medicinal cannabis drivers
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Green light for Victorian trial to assess medicinal cannabis drivers

New laws will allow Victorian experts to run trials in which people using medicinal cannabis are tested while driving.

  • byAnnika Smethurst andKieran Rooney
Over-the-counter weed to help with sleep still a dream,as clinical trials fail

Over-the-counter weed to help with sleep still a dream,as clinical trials fail

Insomniacs dreaming of obtaining marijuana in a pharmacy without a prescription to help them sleep will have to keep waiting,as several clinical trials have failed to prove its effectiveness.

  • byLiam Mannix