Your Guide to New South Wales Cannabis Laws
Cannabis is Australia’s most widely consumed prohibited drug – used for recreational and medicinal purposes alike. But it is important to be aware that, despite decades of calls for the plant to be legalised, its importation, cultivation, supply and even...
Senator Shoebridge Is Consulting the Community on Legalising Cannabis This Year
Based on the model Greens Senator David Shoebridge has put on the table, legal cannabis could initially be sold at as little as $13 a gram, and even with GST, this could dip to $7 a gram within 5 years...
NSW Greens to Legalise Recreational Cannabis, and Overhaul Drug Driving
The shift towards legalising and regulating the adult use of cannabis is picking up momentum across the planet. And this global trend incorporates a few key truths: that the plant is fairly innocuous, criminalising people for its use is redundant...
Victorian Medical Cannabis Driving Reform Likely: Interview With Legalise Cannabis MLC David Ettershank
Right now, medicinal cannabis driving reform looks like it will progress through Victorian parliament, which involves an amendment that many progressive politicians have tried to see enacted in various Australian mainland jurisdictions in the past to no avail. Cannabis medicine...
The Legalise Cannabis Victoria Election Result Bodes Well for Genuine Law Reform
Right now, the prediction is that Legalise Cannabis Victoria may well take out three upper house seats in the Victorian state election. Having secured two already, the party is waiting for the final count, but at present, it has garnered...
Legalising Cannabis Would Lower Domestic Violence Rates
If you’ve ever spent a lot of time drinking in pubs around Sydney, you’ll have heard the legend of the six o’clock swill, which was when bars closed at 6 pm every evening, as a wartime measure, so the patrons,...
Let’s Legalise It: Senator Shoebridge on Legislating Lawful Cannabis Nationwide
Since Australian Greens Senator David Shoebridge announced he’ll be introducing legislation into federal parliament with the aim of legalising cannabis for recreational use, there’s been a distinct feeling in the air that this is going to come to fruition. And...
NSW Parliament to Consider Medicinal Cannabis Defence to Drug Driving
“The current outdated roadside drug testing laws have very real impacts on the people of NSW, who should not have to choose between being in pain and losing their jobs,” said NSW Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann in relation to people...
Thailand’s Cannabis Industry Is Taking Off Under a Hazy Legal Grey Area
The burgeoning legal cannabis market operating in Thailand is a beautiful thing to witness. No longer are police officers busting individuals over the whiff of a joint, but rather locals and foreigners alike can follow that scent to a legitimate...
While Legal Thai Cannabis Is Confined to Medicinal Use, It’s a Broad Definition
Thailand’s removal of cannabis from its illegal narcotic list has led to a sprawling new industry. Michael Balderstone, president of Legalise Cannabis Australia, will tell you that as far as he’s concerned, all forms of cannabis consumption are medicinal, including...
