Legal Cannabis
Pot stock management puts stop to related party transactions
The chief operating officer of medicinal cannabis outfit, Cann Global Limited, says the company has taken the necessary steps to improve transparency.
- by Richard Baker
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Mystery over pot stocks’ diminished interest returns from $10 million
Investors are mulling why Cann Global earned only $2,000 in interest in three months on $10 million in cash despite raking in interest payments a quarter earlier.
- by Richard Baker
Andrew Forrest tips $5 million into medicinal cannabis company
The foray into the industry comes a few months after fellow iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart put $15 million behind the European expansion of another medical cannabis player, Little Green Pharma.
- by Peter de Kruijff
‘Another level’: Race on to get over-the-counter cannabis meds to pharmacies
ASX-listed cannabis companies are racing to get low-dose medicinal pot products onto shelves, with hopes they will be available through pharmacies by the end of next year.Â
- by Emma Koehn
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Health & wellness
‘The only training was on the harms’: Cannabis prescriptions surge but stigma remains
Prescriptions for medicinal cannabis have almost doubled in the past year but industry leaders warn uptake is still hampered by the social stigma of the drug and lack of training for doctors.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Daniel Andrews
Andrews government quashes push to legalise cannabis in Victoria
A two-year inquiry that was set to recommend legalising cannabis in Victoria has been watered down after Labor MPs intervened at the last minute.
- by Michael Fowler and Paul Sakkal
Trial of cannabis pain drug to bring sufferers ‘back to the light’
Cancer sufferer Kevin Jocumsen was at the end of his pain tether, but an experimental cannabis extract gave him a new lease on life. Now researchers hope it can help others too.
- by Stuart Layt
Opinion
Opinion
From coal to cannabis: Gina Rinehart branches out with her investments
What does an army of Millennial investors have in common with Australia’s richest person? An appetite for investing in cannabis.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart goes green with $15m medical cannabis play
Hancock Prospecting has turned over a new leaf, investing in the blooming medicinal cannabis industry but has hit environmental regulation trouble with a Canadian coal project.
- by Peter de Kruijff
‘It’s discriminating’: Study finds no justification for medicinal cannabis driving ban
A new study has found medicinal cannabis-driving road safety risks are similar or lower than other prescription medications.
- by Chloe Booker
Call to reform drug driving laws as study shows impairment lasts hours
Researchers at the University of Sydney say drivers can have the intoxicating component of cannabis in their body and still be competent to drive.
- by Andrew Taylor