Medicinal cannabis is booming. Here’s what is (and isn’t) allowed

Medicinal cannabis is booming. Here’s what is (and isn’t) allowed

More than a million people have been prescribed cannabis products in Australia,but many remain confused about the rules and regulations.

  • byAngus Thomson

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Mental health tragedy sparks questions on medicinal cannabis oversight

Mental health tragedy sparks questions on medicinal cannabis oversight

The death of a man with mental health issues who took his life after cannabis was prescribed by a Melbourne company has thrown a spotlight on a booming industry.

  • byClay Lucas
The simple tweak that could allow medicinal cannabis users to drive

The simple tweak that could allow medicinal cannabis users to drive

Legalise Cannabis MPs are pushing for motorists who have a prescription for medicinal cannabis to have legal protection while behind the wheel.

  • byKieran Rooney andRachel Eddie
Criminalising cannabis:How Australia’s war on weed hurts the poor

Criminalising cannabis:How Australia’s war on weed hurts the poor

Most cannabis possession arrests happen in Victoria’s poorest suburbs and towns. A new approach is needed,says the Penington Institute.

  • byClay Lucas
Amnesty plea to allow medicinal cannabis users behind the wheel

Amnesty plea to allow medicinal cannabis users behind the wheel

A growing number of Victorians have been prescribed the treatment,but risk breaking the law if they use it.

  • byKieran Rooney
I found the business card in my door. Hours later,the drugs were delivered

I found the business card in my door. Hours later,the drugs were delivered

In the US,where obtaining cannabis is as easy as ordering Uber Eats,Joe Biden hopes relaxing federal drug laws will help him win young and black votes.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
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How big business pushes a product it’s not allowed to advertise

Strict laws forbid the promotion of prescription medicines. But medicinal cannabis companies are getting creative - and business is booming.

  • byAngus Thomson andPatrick Begley
D-day approaches for Dolphins and medicinal cannabis sponsor
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D-day approaches for Dolphins and medicinal cannabis sponsor

One of Australian sport’s most controversial sponsorship arrangements is under threat.

  • byDan Walsh andAdrian Proszenko
Up in smoke? Dolphins cannabis sponsor links under review

Up in smoke? Dolphins cannabis sponsor links under review

A groundbreaking partnership recently struck by the NRL’s newest club is being reviewed and raising questions for the game’s governing body and broadcasters.

  • byJordan Baker andDan Walsh
Fresh twist in tale of cancelled UK Australia Day event

Fresh twist in tale of cancelled UK Australia Day event

The Australian High Commission in London scrapped an Australia Day event following consultation with its First Nations working group,new documents reveal.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Wonder drug or placebo:The confounding case of medicinal cannabis

Wonder drug or placebo:The confounding case of medicinal cannabis

Iraq War veteran Derek Pyrah says medicinal cannabis did wonders for his PTSD. Gold Coast Suns coach Damien Hardwick swears by it for chronic pain. But many experts say the research doesn’t stack up.

  • byJewel Topsfield