28th November 2024 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Yesterday (27th November), the Senate rejected the Greens party bill to legalise cannabis for adult use. The bill, which was introduced in
27th November 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The dried cannabis flower for preparing tea for oral consumption Helius NZ Amelia THC15 has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting
14th November 2024 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: parliamentary committee looking into the impact of the regulatory framework for cannabis from the state of New South Wales (NSW) has requested in
14th November 2024 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Senator David Shoebridge, from the Australian Greens Party, has announced that the federal parliament is going to hold the vote on the
14th November 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The sublingual Helius THC27:CBD25 Full Spectrum Spray has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting the minimum quality standard required to be supplied in
31st October 2024 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The expert consultation report “Medicinal Cannabis and Driving in Victoria” has recommended that patients under treatment with medical cannabis should no longer lose
25th October 2024 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Medical cannabis prescriptions have reached an all-time high in the country, press reports. Around 300,000 prescriptions have been granted in Australia since it
1st October 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The dried cannabis flower for preparation of tea for oral consumption ANTG Duke has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting
16th August 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The dried cannabis flower for preparation of tea for oral consumption Medleaf MAC-1 has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting
9th August 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The dried cannabis flower for preparation of tea for oral consumption Medleaf Runtz M has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting the minimum
30th July 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The dried cannabis flower for preparation of tea for oral consumption Medleaf Tropicana has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as
11th July 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The dried cannabis flower products Rua Puāwai THC26 and Rua Puāwai THC18 White Widow for use with a vaporiser have been verified
Australia: A petition urging the government to reduce the cost of medical cannabis has been launched in the Australian Parliament. The petition claims that the
8th February 2024 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The state of New South Wales (NSW) has announced the establishment of a Hemp Industry Taskforce. This task force, which will include 12
30th November 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The government of the state of Victoria has announced that it is open to discuss the decriminalisation of the personal use of
6th November 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia:bill implementing a trial allowing people to drive a motor vehicle after having consumed medical cannabis was passed last week at the
3rd November 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Final election results released today (3rd November) show the centre-right National Party with a majority of seats (48 out of 122). National Party
2nd November 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Eqalis CBD30, Eqalis CBD120, Symetis T17 B52, Symetis T17 Gorilla and Cumulus T17 have been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting
17th October 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (Medsafe) has reclassified CBD from a prescription-only medicine to a restricted (pharmacist-only) medicine. This will
2nd October 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: In a debate between the two parties with the best chances of winning the elections – taking place on 14th October 2023 –
8th September 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Green Party senator David Shoebridge has introduced a bill in Parliament that aims to legalise recreational cannabis. If passed, cannabis would be legal
10th August 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Green Party today introduced a bill aimed at legalising recreational cannabis. It follows a public consultation on the bill’s wording that found great public support for legalisation. The bill
31st July 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The Ministry of Health has announced key changes to the medical cannabis regulations. The changes include expanding the medical cannabis category
20th June 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Bills to legalise adult use of recreational cannabis are to be introduced in three states, press reports. The Legalise Cannabis Party is planning
10th May 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Tilray FS THC 5: CBD 20, a cannabis oral solution, has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting the minimum quality standard required
20th April 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Medleaf High THC GG#4, a dried cannabis flower used to make tea, has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting
8th March 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The government and opposition parties in the state of Victoria are supporting a bill introduced by the Legalise Cannabis party to allow patients prescribed with
16th February 2023 - Australasia |
Vanuatu: The government has approved the regulations for the Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Act, press reports. Cultivation would be allowed only for export purposes,
15th February 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Legalise Cannabis party has introduced a proposal to allow patients prescribed with cannabis to drive, press reports. They say those who regularly
New Zealand: Changes to the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme, related to product standards and approvals, are set to be presented by the Ministry of
19th January 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) has simplified the process of funding medical cannabis for armed forces veterans. It will now allow general practitioners to
14th December 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The number of representatives in the Victoria state upper house who support the legalisation of recreational cannabis has increased following election results
14th November 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Four dried cannabis flowers for inhalation via a vaporiser were verified last week by the Medical Cannabis Agency as meeting the
4th November 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has fined two medical cannabis companies for alleged unlawful advertising of unregistered medicinal cannabis products on their websites. According
11th October 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Victorian Greens party has announced a plan to legalise and regulate the sale and consumption of recreational cannabis in the state of Victoria from 2024, with
10th October 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: After the government-supporting Green Party urged the government to decriminalise cannabis, following US president Joe Biden's announcement to pardon all federal
7th October 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The left-wing and government-supporting Green Party urged the Labour government to decriminalise cannabis after US president Joe Biden announced to pardon
28th September 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Greens party intends to introduce a bill to legalise recreational cannabis, press reports. The party is currently drafting the bill, which it expects
13th September 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Two CBD liquids for oral use, Helius CBD25 Full Spectrum and Helius CBD100 Full Spectrum, have been verified by the Medical Cannabis Agency as meeting the minimum
11th August 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Members of Western Australia’s state parliament are planning to introduce a bill to allow possession of up to 50 g of cannabis and
10th August 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: After criticism from the industry for being too restrictive, the Health Ministry has said it will review the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme and release a consultation
18th July 2022 - Australasia, Fiji |
Fiji: Economy minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced the government’s intention of amending the 2004 Illicit Drugs Control Act to allow hemp with a THC concentration
29th June 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: A second new medical cannabis flower from MW Pharma Limited, trading as NUBU Pharmaceuticals, has been approved by the Ministry of Health. The