Australia

Premier Daniel Andrews has given his strongest indication yet that the state’s strict rules around driving after using medicinal cannabis will be overhauled. It is an offence for Victorians to drive with any trace of psychoactive cannabis in their system or when impaired by any prescription

Two men charged with drug and money laundering offences, as well as theft of electricity, after officers raid Coromandel East property. Two men have been arrested after police uncovered an elaborate underground bunker allegedly used to grow cannabis in Adelaide’s south. Officers attended a semi

A cannabis expert believes decriminalising drugs across Australia will completely change medicine. But first, he says, we must change our approach. Dr Jamie Rickcord, a GP and cannabinoid prescriber and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, sat down with LADbible to explain how endocannabinoid medicine is

Decriminalising cannabis could save Aussie tax payers $850 million a year, according to the Penington Institute’s Cannabis in Australia 2022 report. Apparently, it costs us about $1.7 billion a year in law enforcement costs related to weed offences (from 2015 data) with around $1.1 billion on

At least 60 per cent of enrolled voters have now been counted in all regions, with a final turnout likely around 90 per cent. There has been much more counting for the Victorian upper house since Saturday night, when under 30% had been counted in most of the eight regions. Five members are elected

The Greek Australian has bought a 44 hectare farm in Tasmania. Greek Australian magnate, Rob Keldoulis, has bought a 44 hectare medicinal cannabis farm in the Northern Midlands Region of Tasmania, 30km south of Launceston. Keldoulis, CEO of trading company VivCourt, paid $3 million to acquire the

Australia's hemp industry is on the verge of "booming" after outdated legislation curtailed its growth for more than a decade, according to farmers and industry experts. Hemp contains less than 0.3 per cent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), meaning it does not create the "high" traditionally associated

New South Wales, Australia: Terminal cancer patients with refractory pain respond favorably to a proprietary cannabis spray containing equal ratios of plant-derived THC and CBD, according to data published in the journal PLOS One. A team of Australian investigators assessed the safety and efficacy

University of Sydney is launching a robust study in an attempt to, as the university describes, “investigate cannabis consumption, behaviours, and attitudes among users.” Part of the study involves offering free, anonymous cannabis testing for people that cultivate their own cannabis in the

A member of the Australian Greens says fresh legal advice paves a clear path for the national legalisation of cannabis. The Australian Greens say fresh legal advice from an expert in constitutional law paves a clear path for the national legalisation of cannabis. NSW Greens senator David Shoebridge

Aussie basketball legend Lauren Jackson was a pain-riddled 'zombie' before medicinal cannabis allowed her to make a remarkable comeback aged 41​​ Aussie basketball legend Lauren Jackson just wanted to be able to go to the gym and pick up her kids again, but thanks to medicinal cannabis she's

In acquiring APIRx, Incannex now owns the world’s largest portfolio of patented medicinal cannabinoid drug formulations and psychedelic treatments. Incannex Healthcare (ASX: IHL) now officially owns the world’s largest portfolio of patented medicinal cannabinoid drug formulations, following the