Mike Tyson is one of a number of celebrities giving the US cannabis market some star power.
The legalise cannabis MP on drug reform,class politics,the MeToo movement,and dead fish.
Premier Jacinta Allan has acknowledged she tried cannabis “a long,long time ago”,while Treasurer Tim Pallas and Opposition Leader John Pesutto said they had also tried it.
Three crossbench parties will push for a pill testing trial a day after the Victorian government said it was open to talking about decriminalising personal cannabis use.
Mental Health Minister Ingrid Stitt said the state government is open to a process that would take the advice of experts and engage with the community.
The government grapples with how to allow for medicinal cannabis use and still stop people driving under the influence of drugs.
Former AFP commissioner Mick Palmer describes his journey from a hard-nosed policeman to a vocal advocate for cannabis law reform.
New laws will allow Victorian experts to run trials in which people using medicinal cannabis are tested while driving.
Insomniacs dreaming of obtaining marijuana in a pharmacy without a prescription to help them sleep will have to keep waiting,as several clinical trials have failed to prove its effectiveness.
More than 291,000 patients began medical cannabis treatment in Australia between January and June this year – up from just 3086 three years ago.
The US takes first major steps toward marijuana decriminalisation.