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

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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
TGA flags prescription cannabis risks as pain experts claim lack of medical benefit

TGA flags prescription cannabis risks as pain experts claim lack of medical benefit

More than 291,000 patients began medical cannabis treatment in Australia between January and June this year – up from just 3086 three years ago.

  • byLiam Mannix
2022:Joe Biden pardons all federal offences of simple marijuana possession
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2022:Joe Biden pardons all federal offences of simple marijuana possession

The US takes first major steps toward marijuana decriminalisation.

Thailand’s cannabis industry targets tourists in a region tough on drugs

Thailand’s cannabis industry targets tourists in a region tough on drugs

Growers say that tourists,not locals,are their primary target market – and now there is estimated to be more dispensaries in Thailand than in the United States.

  • byMike Ives
‘Blank canvas’:Heaps Normal boss sparks cannabis conversation
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‘Blank canvas’:Heaps Normal boss sparks cannabis conversation

Non-alcoholic beverages have cemented their position in the market. Now Heaps Normal’s CEO Andy Miller says it’s time to talk about cannabidiol,or CBD,products.

  • byJessica Yun
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CBD oil and skincare maker has its eye on Australia

CBD oil and skincare maker has its eye on Australia

Dragonfly Biosciences wants to bring more of its cannabis-based products to local pharmacies.

  • byEmma Koehn
Newtown v Bondi:The race to open Sydney’s first cannabis dispensary

Newtown v Bondi:The race to open Sydney’s first cannabis dispensary

Eidan Havas has been waiting on Pharmacy Council approval for Sydney’s first in-person cannabis dispensary since January. But as he waits,a rival has emerged.

  • byJordan Baker andCaitlin Fitzsimmons
I didn’t discover weed until middle age. Now I swear by a Sunday afternoon hash brownie

I didn’t discover weed until middle age. Now I swear by a Sunday afternoon hash brownie

Some time soon,I hope I might be able to blaze up without worrying about narcs in the shrubbery keen to make an example of a suburban matron.

  • byKate Halfpenny
‘Our name says it all’:Legalise Cannabis in joint offensive
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‘Our name says it all’:Legalise Cannabis in joint offensive

Crossbench MPs will simultaneously introduce bills seeking to legalise cannabis for personal use in Victoria,NSW and Western Australia.

  • byRachel Eddie
I smoked weed in New York. Legalise it,but don’t have high expectations
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I smoked weed in New York. Legalise it,but don’t have high expectations

Almost 20 US states have made medicinal and/or recreational marijuana legal,but it’s made little difference to the injustices suffered by some.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness