A new a policy has been proposed by Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema, which would permit that only local residents would be able to use its ‘coffee shops’, once lockdowns have eased.
As cannabis is becoming more widely acceptable and becoming part of the mainstream, chefs are finding new ways to enjoy its benefits, including using it in food and drink. Here is how you can eat and drink your marijuana.
If you are looking to make more cannabis infused food, this simple and healthy marijuana bread recipe provides a slow high, great for medicinal cannabis users, plus it is low in fat and sugar too!
There is a debate in Western Australia over whether it should ease the rules surrounding the use of THC in medical cannabis prescriptions, which would fall in line with the rest of Australia’s states.
A ‘significant’ drug farm in the North of Adelaide has been discovered by police on a four-hectare property. Up to 10,000 plants were destroyed by police, believing the crop to be worth millions of dollars.
South Australian police have raided a property at Buckland Park in Adelaide’s rural north. The findings are said to be significant and one of the state’s biggest finds. Both hydroponic plants and dried cannabis were found.
A research study by Applied Cannabis Research has found that using cannabis as a medical treatment, could help with patients suffering from chronic pain. This could help the 1 in 5 Australians who currently cope with long-term pain.
From early 2021 you could be allowed to buy low-dose cannabis oil (CBD oil) from pharmacies around Australia, without a prescription. However, there may be a wait for approved products.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced it will remove limitations for buying cannabidiol (CBD) in Australia. This means that people aged over the age of 18 will now be able to buy low-dose medicinal cannabis without a prescription.
The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives have passed a bill to decriminalise and tax cannabis at the federal level. Supporters think the new cannabis bill would help end the decades-long “war on drugs”.
Gladys Berejiklian has stated the New South Wales government will rule out decriminalising drug use, saying her government “will not be going down that path”.
An Australia-led study has found that using cannabidiol (CBD) is safe for drivers and does not impair driving ability. Lead author of the Journal of the American Medical Association says this is good news for CBD-based products.
As with Brexit in the UK, the majority of New Zealand voters in its cannabis referendum were over the age of 50. So, what does this mean for the country, and will there be a second vote?
Three people from Burnie, Tasmania are being charged with trafficking drugs, with police saying they were advertising their CBD infused gummy sweets online. The police found four packages of the cannabis gummy bears.
According to Michael Balderstone of a pro-marijuana political party says hundreds of thousands of jobs could be created if Australia legalises cannabis. If the drug is legalised in Australia, it could generate tax revenues over $2 billion every year.
Police raids in the Glass House Mountains, Nambour, Mount Coolum, Maleny and Glenwood result in $470,000 worth of drugs being seized, including 156 cannabis plants and 12.365kg of dried cannabis.
The demand for the industrial hemp industry is growing, with the commercial hemp area increasing 15 percent in the past year. 80 percent of Australian hemp is grown in Tasmania, and that may be soon to increase too.
A man from Western Australia has been given a fine for eating sandwiches he made using cannabutter (cannabis-infused butter), to treat an injury he gained at work.
The Cannabinoid Medicine Observational Study (CMOS) intends to collect data from 20,000 patients across the country. The study will observe how patients with a variety of illness and conditions react to medicinal cannabis.
A police search of three properties near Taree, at Minimbah, Melinga and Moorland, has found 13,353 cannabis plants growing illegally, in one of the biggest seizures found by New South Wales police.
Three men have been charged in the Norther Territory for trying to bring in 132 kilograms of cannabis into the state. The drugs packages were found with labels saying they were ‘stone monuments’.
Some studies have suggested that cannabidiol (CBD) has moisturising properties, and manufacturers are jumping on the trend. Read on to discover some new cannabis-infused beauty products on the market.
Even though cannabis is illegal in Hong Kong, a café in the city has found a way to sell cannabis food and drink products, without breaking the law. By using CBD customers can enjoy food and beverages without the high.
Watch this shot video clip from ABC news about the legalisation of cannabis in the Australia Capital Territory. What does this mean for citizens and are local people completing completely with these new rules?
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) could make cannabidiol (CBD) medicine available from next year, without needing a prescription. This medication would benefit around 2.4 million people.
There is a common confusion between what the real difference between marijuana, cannabis and hemp are, with many people using the phrases interchangeably. This post will explain the answers to your questions.
Even though the production of cannabis in Tasmania is good, patients are finding it hard to access medications, and therefore turning to the black market or growing their own to help with medical issues.
Tasmanian Alkaloids’ have opened up a new medicinal cannabis facility in the central-north region of Tasmania. It will cultivate, extract, and create medical cannabis medications, with up to 90 tonnes each year.
Tasmania’s Controlled Access Scheme has only approved 36 applications for medicinal cannabis prescriptions, compared to 56,000 applications on the mainland.
Insight in how research companies undertake research and development conduct dosing studies and clinical trials. Why are dosing studies important and what research has already been completed in Australia on cannabis trials.
