Mystery over pot stocks’ diminished interest returns from $10 million

Mystery over pot stocks’ diminished interest returns from $10 million

Investors are mulling why Cann Global earned only $2,000 in interest in three months on $10 million in cash despite raking in interest payments a quarter earlier.

  • byRichard Baker

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Andrew Forrest tips $5 million into medicinal cannabis company

Andrew Forrest tips $5 million into medicinal cannabis company

The foray into the industry comes a few months after fellow iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart put $15 million behind the European expansion of another medical cannabis player,Little Green Pharma.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
‘Another level’:Race on to get over-the-counter cannabis meds to pharmacies

‘Another level’:Race on to get over-the-counter cannabis meds to pharmacies

ASX-listed cannabis companies are racing to get low-dose medicinal pot products onto shelves,with hopes they will be available through pharmacies by the end of next year.

  • byEmma Koehn
‘The only training was on the harms’:Cannabis prescriptions surge but stigma remains

‘The only training was on the harms’:Cannabis prescriptions surge but stigma remains

Prescriptions for medicinal cannabis have almost doubled in the past year but industry leaders warn uptake is still hampered by the social stigma of the drug and lack of training for doctors.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Andrews government quashes push to legalise cannabis in Victoria

Andrews government quashes push to legalise cannabis in Victoria

A two-year inquiry that was set to recommend legalising cannabis in Victoria has been watered down after Labor MPs intervened at the last minute.

  • byMichael Fowler andPaul Sakkal
Trial of cannabis pain drug to bring sufferers ‘back to the light’

Trial of cannabis pain drug to bring sufferers ‘back to the light’

Cancer sufferer Kevin Jocumsen was at the end of his pain tether,but an experimental cannabis extract gave him a new lease on life. Now researchers hope it can help others too.

  • byStuart Layt
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From coal to cannabis:Gina Rinehart branches out with her investments
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From coal to cannabis:Gina Rinehart branches out with her investments

What does an army of Millennial investors have in common with Australia’s richest person? An appetite for investing in cannabis.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart goes green with $15m medical cannabis play

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart goes green with $15m medical cannabis play

Hancock Prospecting has turned over a new leaf,investing in the blooming medicinal cannabis industry but has hit environmental regulation trouble with a Canadian coal project.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
‘It’s discriminating’:Study finds no justification for medicinal cannabis driving ban

‘It’s discriminating’:Study finds no justification for medicinal cannabis driving ban

A new study has found medicinal cannabis-driving road safety risks are similar or lower than other prescription medications.

  • byChloe Booker
Call to reform drug driving laws as study shows impairment lasts hours

Call to reform drug driving laws as study shows impairment lasts hours

Researchers at the University of Sydney say drivers can have the intoxicating component of cannabis in their body and still be competent to drive.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Pot luck:Australia’s $2 billion cannabis stock sector on a high

Pot luck:Australia’s $2 billion cannabis stock sector on a high

Over the past five years,the combined market caps of cannabis firms have passed the billion-dollar mark - but those in the industry say patience is needed before the cash can flow.

  • byEmma Koehn