Thailand’s cannabis industry targets tourists in a region tough on drugs

Thailand’s cannabis industry targets tourists in a region tough on drugs

Growers say that tourists,not locals,are their primary target market – and now there is estimated to be more dispensaries in Thailand than in the United States.

  • byMike Ives

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‘Blank canvas’:Heaps Normal boss sparks cannabis conversation
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‘Blank canvas’:Heaps Normal boss sparks cannabis conversation

Non-alcoholic beverages have cemented their position in the market. Now Heaps Normal’s CEO Andy Miller says it’s time to talk about cannabidiol,or CBD,products.

  • byJessica Yun
CBD oil and skincare maker has its eye on Australia

CBD oil and skincare maker has its eye on Australia

Dragonfly Biosciences wants to bring more of its cannabis-based products to local pharmacies.

  • byEmma Koehn
Newtown v Bondi:The race to open Sydney’s first cannabis dispensary

Newtown v Bondi:The race to open Sydney’s first cannabis dispensary

Eidan Havas has been waiting on Pharmacy Council approval for Sydney’s first in-person cannabis dispensary since January. But as he waits,a rival has emerged.

  • byJordan Baker andCaitlin Fitzsimmons
I didn’t discover weed until middle age. Now I swear by a Sunday afternoon hash brownie

I didn’t discover weed until middle age. Now I swear by a Sunday afternoon hash brownie

Some time soon,I hope I might be able to blaze up without worrying about narcs in the shrubbery keen to make an example of a suburban matron.

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‘Our name says it all’:Legalise Cannabis in joint offensive
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‘Our name says it all’:Legalise Cannabis in joint offensive

Crossbench MPs will simultaneously introduce bills seeking to legalise cannabis for personal use in Victoria,NSW and Western Australia.

  • byRachel Eddie
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I smoked weed in New York. Legalise it,but don’t have high expectations
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I smoked weed in New York. Legalise it,but don’t have high expectations

Almost 20 US states have made medicinal and/or recreational marijuana legal,but it’s made little difference to the injustices suffered by some.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
The unlikely supporter in the case for cracking down on nangs

The unlikely supporter in the case for cracking down on nangs

Legalise Cannabis Australia MP Jeremy Buckingham has flagged limits on the sale of nitrous oxide bulbs.

  • byMary Ward
‘More acceptable now’:Medicinal cannabis use rising,passes 1 million prescriptions

‘More acceptable now’:Medicinal cannabis use rising,passes 1 million prescriptions

Applications to use the drug are rising “exponentially” despite uncertainty among doctors over its use.

  • byStephen Brook andNajma Sambul
‘Regulate it’:Minns once argued for legalised cannabis in NSW
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‘Regulate it’:Minns once argued for legalised cannabis in NSW

When he was a shadow minister in 2019,Chris Minns argued for the legalisation of cannabis. Now the NSW premier says he’s changed his mind.

  • byMichael McGowan
From bong to ballot:The rise of the Legalise Cannabis Party

From bong to ballot:The rise of the Legalise Cannabis Party

Eyeing a seat in NSW’s upper house,Legalise Cannabis is evolving from a stagnant party to one capable of reforming Australia’s marijuana laws.

  • byAmber Schultz