Seven-minute scripts:How top cannabis company encourages quick consults with doctor bonuses
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Melbourne

Seven-minute scripts:How top cannabis company encourages quick consults with doctor bonuses

Doctors at Australia’s top cannabis firm can see up to eight patients an hour in quick consults,with incentives tied to patient volume targets.

  • byClay Lucas

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‘Fishy from the outset’:Millions in crowdsourced cannabis cash sparks landmark battle

‘Fishy from the outset’:Millions in crowdsourced cannabis cash sparks landmark battle

A crowdsourcing investment initiative by fast-growing market giant Montu’s has descended into acrimony and unprecedented action from a corporate regulator.

  • byClay Lucas
Drug-driving rates are soaring,but it’s not just down to extra testing
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Drugs

Drug-driving rates are soaring,but it’s not just down to extra testing

Remember the ad campaign,“If you drink then drive,you’re a bloody idiot”? It’s time to think about a drug-driving campaign.

  • byMilad Haghani
Legalise cannabis in NSW? These MPs don’t think it’s a bad idea
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Drug reform

Legalise cannabis in NSW? These MPs don’t think it’s a bad idea

Ahead of the long-promised drug summit,three government MPs have supported calls for an overhaul of cannabis laws in NSW.

  • byMax Maddison
Victoria may end automatic licence loss for drivers testing positive for cannabis

Victoria may end automatic licence loss for drivers testing positive for cannabis

Advocates and patients say it’s time the law was modernised to reflect the use of medicinal cannabis.

  • byBroede Carmody andClay Lucas
Australia’s biggest medicinal cannabis company launches legal action over news story

Australia’s biggest medicinal cannabis company launches legal action over news story

Montu is demanding The Age take down a story about its contentious customer referral system and reveal the sources behind it.

  • byLiam Mannix
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As Canadian cannabis conquers Australia,local growers face tough rules
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Melbourne

As Canadian cannabis conquers Australia,local growers face tough rules

Canadian cannabis is flooding Australia’s medicinal market,leaving local growers struggling to compete with looser standards and raising concerns about quality.

  • byClay Lucas
Ninety patients a day:Telehealth tick-and-flick cannabis scripts under fire
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Melbourne

Ninety patients a day:Telehealth tick-and-flick cannabis scripts under fire

One GP wrote an average of one script every five minutes,fuelling concerns over the money on offer,with online job ads for doctors offering up to $350 an hour.

  • byClay Lucas
Cannabis Inc:Australia’s booming medicinal weed industry
Investigation
AHPRA

Cannabis Inc:Australia’s booming medicinal weed industry

Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry has taken boomed since legalisation in 2016 – but its growth is raising questions for many in the health sector.

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The medicinal cannabis business risks going up in smoke

The medicinal cannabis business risks going up in smoke

There are legitimate reasons cannabis has been legalised for medicinal purposes,but the industry has serious questions to answer about regulation,medical ethics and risks to consumers.

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Cannabis Inc:Biggest player’s legal battle shapes as boom industry’s turning point

Cannabis Inc:Biggest player’s legal battle shapes as boom industry’s turning point

Montu’s legal battle with the TGA exposes the high stakes in Australia’s booming medicinal cannabis industry,where ethics,advertising,and profits collide.

  • byClay Lucas