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
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
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
11th March 2024 - Australasia, Australia |
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
21st June 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The pressure group Legalise Cannabis WA is urging state regulation to allow possession of up to 50 g of dried cannabis and the
16th June 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The New South Wales Legislative Council is conducting an inquiry into a bill introduced by the Greens to allow medical cannabis patients to
27th May 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: A motion to decriminalise the possession of recreational cannabis introduced by the Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party (LCWA) has been rejected by
26th May 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia (MCIA) has published a road map on the opportunities for the cannabis sector in the country. The document is a result
24th May 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: In a change of government, following the weekend’s federal election, Anthony Albanese is Australia’s new prime minister. His Labor Party now has 75
17th March 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) refuses to grant pets access to medical cannabis, press reports. The TGA  decision follows a letter submitted
17th March 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)  president John Skerritt has said in an interview that products containing delta-8 THC are not legal in the
25th February 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The state of Victoria has announced an amendment to its schedule system that will allow doctors to prescribe cannabis without prior state authorisation,