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Lucy Haslam once perceived cannabis as a dangerous drug responsible for psychosis in long term users. That was until it gave her son Dan, terminally ill with stage four bowel cancer, a better quality of life. Now a vocal advocate for the decriminisation of medicinal cannabis, Mrs Haslam urged...

The New South Wales Government has applied for a licence to grow cannabis for medical research trials. Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair said the state's cultivation licence application was lodged with the Federal Government last week. Earlier this year, the Federal Parliament...

A new study by Sydney University estimates that a medical cannabis industry in Australia could earn the country more than $100 million a year. Australia's federal parliament recently passed laws allowing seriously ill people to access medicinal cannabis - and allowing it to be grown for...

Cannabis conversations are smoking in Nelson. In just one hour, over 250 signatures of support have been collected at a medicinal cannabis rally on Trafalgar's Church Steps. The gathering on Saturday saw people from all walks of life attend - families with children, the elderly and...

WHAT could be the nation's first medicinal cannabis farm was officially opened near Tamworth this week, nearly two years after the Haslam family embarked on a journey that sparked a conversation around Australia. Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant and Tamworth...

The Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2015, passed on Tuesday, means Victoria is the first Australian state to permit medicinal marijuana. The Government said it would only be available to people in exceptional circumstances, with children suffering from severe epilepsy the first to access...

There has been talk in recent times of medicinal cannabis being legalised in Australia and some have been waiting with bated breath for the announcement. And the Victorian government has finally passed its bill, with some people now able to manufacture and consume the drug. Victoria is the...

KIM LANDERS: The Victorian Government is grappling with new regulatory hurdles as it becomes the first Australian state to legalise medicinal cannabis. Even though State Parliament has passed the legislation, licences aren't yet available to grow or manufacture medicinal cannabis. And as...

Doctors and the Liberal Opposition in South Australia are keen for the state to take another look at legalising medicinal use of marijuana. On Tuesday Victoria passed laws to allow children with severe epilepsy to use medicinal cannabis from next year, and New South Wales is conducting a...

Living with multiple sclerosis, asthma and arthritis leaves Huhana Hickey in constant pain. Using medicinal marijuana in the form of Sativex is the best way for her to manage her discomfort. "Medicinal cannabis is where you don't end up in a fog all the time, where your brain doesn't always...

Pressure is mounting on the Tasmanian Government to legalise the medicinal use of cannabis in the wake of Victoria's historic decision to become the first state in Australia to do so. The Victorian Government passed the Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2015 yesterday, giving patients legal...

Victoria has become the first state to make medicinal cannabis available to people in exceptional circumstances, with the passing of historic legislation in parliament. Children with severe epilepsy will be given first access to medicinal cannabis from early 2017, following the passing of the...

The province of Ontario introduced legislation in 2015 to control the growing e-cigarette market with Bill 45, called the Making Healthier Choices Act. As reported, the legislation had originally intended to exempt medicinal marijuana patients from the legislation, but that decision was quickly...

Labour leader Andrew Little says his party wants to make it easier to access medicinal cannabis. The Labour caucus is now debating the issue and will come up with a formal position in the next few weeks, Mr Little told reporters at Parliament this morning. "We are aware that this is an...

MGC Pharmaceuticals will grow cannabis in Australia as part of its plan for the medicinal cannabis market. Releasing a five-point plan for the local market, the company says it is working on applying for a growing license from relevant state departments A short time ago, its shares were up...

Legislation on medicinal cannabis is a good move for the management of health conditions where these products can meet a therapeutic need, says Kos Sclavos. Under the new arrangements, patients with a valid prescription can possess and use a medicinal cannabis product manufactured from...

Medicinal cannabis campaigner Rose Renton​ has started a new petition calling on the government to make cannabis-based medications available in New Zealand without delay. The petition, which launches on Tuesday, urges "reform of the law to allow access to quality, affordable cannabis in New...

FAR North Queensland could become the medicinal cannabis capital of Australia under a multimillion-dollar medical-grade facility proposed for the Tablelands. Developers Shane Garozzo and Joe Trimarchi will today meet with the state Agriculture Minister Leanne Donaldson and Health Minister...

A Gippsland grandmother and long-time campaigner for medicinal cannabis says she will plead guilty to drug charges because she wants to take a stand on the issue. Heather Marie Gladman, 58, was charged with growing and possessing the drug of dependence cannabis, after police raided her...

It's high time all the huffing and puffing about the Government not doing anything to broaden access to medicinal cannabis had some facts thrown in the mix. In the past fortnight two notable Kiwis, namely the late Martin Crowe, and Sir Paul Holmes, have hit the headlines for their use of...