Legal Cannabis
Push to allow medicinal cannabis users the right to drive
A NSW inquiry has considered a bill that would let people get on with their lives while continuing to take their medicine, including driving cars.
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Cannabis campaigners’ blunt message trumps Palmer’s millions
They spent less than 1 per cent of Clive Palmer’s 2022 purported election advertising bill, but received about 25 per cent more votes than his United Australia Party.
- by Cameron Atfield
Medicinal cannabis product CBD does not affect driving ability, research finds
New research confirms medicinal cannabis product CBD does not impair people’s ability to drive even at high doses.
- by Stuart Layt
Opinion
Opinion
Cannabis reform not as likely as some voters may hope
Legalise Cannabis Australia did well at the ballot box – but reform is most likely to come from a cautious approach
- by Jarryd Bartle
Queensland hits high for medicinal cannabis prescriptions
Queensland accounts for more than half the medicinal cannabis prescriptions ever dispensed in Australia, but other states are now expected to close the gap.
- by Stuart Layt
Price warning as pot producers prepare over-the-counter CBD products for 2023
Australian medical cannabis operators are in a race to bring the first over-the-counter CBD medicines to pharmacies, but consumers have been warned that prices could be as high as $230 a month.
- by Emma Koehn
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Courts
‘Easy prey’: How state of WA took a man’s house over five cannabis plants
The WA government took the 65-year-old’s only retirement asset, while it sat on an official recommendation to change the archaic law that created the situation.
- by Aja Styles
‘The stigma holds you back’: Public mood shifts on illegal drugs
The public has softened its stance on drugs over the past decade, but particularly for cannabis. Advocates hope the shift will see drug users spared from a criminal stigma that can get in the way of positive change.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Cannabis will be taken off WADA banned list, says top sports doctor
Exemptions to use medicinal cannabis while competing, such as the one sought by Lauren Jackson, won’t be needed in the future, according to a respected Australian doctor.
- by Iain Payten
Jackson seeks cannabis exemption as part of shock comeback at age 40
Having retired six years ago due to chronic pain, the three-time WNBA MVP hopes to get the green light to continue using medicinal cannabis during her return to the sport.
- by Sarah Keoghan
California pot growers say life is hard without double-dealing
In the five years since California voters approved a legal market for marijuana, farms have sprouted but say they can’t survive on legal pot alone.
- by Michael Blood