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The last ten years have seen North America champion the legalisation of recreational cannabis. Eighteen US states now have lawful adult use, along with Washington DC and the territory of Guam. The entire nation of Canada legalised and regulated the use of...

The HEMP Party has decided to change its name to Legalise Cannabis Australia for the upcoming federal election. Established back in 1993, HEMP or Help End Marijuana Prohibition has been keeping the issue of cannabis legalisation on the political agenda...

The Victorian state government has created a “ring of steel” enforced and protected by police. Protection from COVID-19, you’re thinking?  Well, yes, but there is another ring of steel operating in this state, which is preventing drug policy reform. Already...

The NSW government introduced the state’s much maligned drug driving laws in 2007. The regime criminalises any trace of the psychoactive component of cannabis, THC, in the system whilst driving. The federal government, however, legalised the use of medicinal cannabis...

Cultivating prohibited plants other than cannabis by enhanced indoor means for a commercial purpose is an offence under section 23(1A)(b) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, which carries a maximum penalty of: 15 years in prison for less...

Cultivating cannabis plants by enhanced indoor means for a commercial purpose in the presence of children is an offence under section 23A(3) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act, which carries a maximum penalty of: 18 years in prison for...