Student union to hand out drug-testing kits at University of Melbourne campus [The Age] University students will soon be able to check the potency and content of their party drugs, with pill-testing kits being distributed on campus. In what is believed to be an Australian first, the University of Melbourne Student Union will hand out kits […]
EMBASSY Headlines Issue 217
Final decision on scheduling of cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinols [Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration] The TGA did decide on 31 August “to enable appropriate, timely access to medicinal cannabis products for human therapeutic use”: ‘Fit and proper person’ test for medical cannabis growers [Echo Net Daily] The Turnbull government yesterday introduced legislation it says will […]
EMBASSY Headlines Issue 216
Push For Access To Medicinal Cannabis [NBN News] A Newcastle pharmacist is leading a push to make access to medicinal cannabis easier, for terminally-ill patients. He believes there’s a flaw in the current system, when it comes to how those in need can get help. Protesters at raids court cases call for boys to come […]
EMBASSY Headlines Issue 215
Community Not Consorting Protest Next Monday Lismore Court House [Nimbin Hemp Embassy] The Nimbin “Laneboys” court cases begin next Monday and Tuesday September 5 and 6 and supporters and protestors are gathering outside Lismore Court House from 9 am on both days. All those who think cannabis law reform is long overdue are encouraged to […]
EMBASSY Headlines Issue 214
Sick NSW children begin medicinal cannabis treatment [9 News] Children with severe epilepsy have begun taking an experimental cannabis-based drug under the supervision of the NSW government. A group of 40 children who have exhausted conventional treatment options have been receiving doses of Epidiolex at the Sydney and Westmead children’s hospitals. Epidiolex is a liquid […]
EMBASSY Headlines Issue 213
More Victorian families set to get access to medicinal cannabis [The Age] Victoria’s medicinal cannabis is a step closer to being dispensed to children with severe epilepsy, Premier Daniel Andrews has declared after visiting the state’s clandestine marijuana crop. Less than an hour after pictures were released of Mr Andrews inspecting the crop, the Premier […]
EMBASSY HEADLINES Issue 211-12
Medicinal cannabis available in NSW [News] Doctors in NSW will be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis for their patients from Monday 1 August. Cannabis-based medicines have so far only been available to patients enrolled in clinical trials in NSW, but Premier Mike Baird said with regulatory changes the drugs could be prescribed for patients who […]
EMBASSY HEADLINES Issue 210
Put aside politics to tackle the problem of illicit drugs [Sydney Morning Herald] It would have been better if the Premier had called it – and called it sooner, but at last NSW is to have another drug summit. The NSW MPs from across the political spectrum who have banded together to organise next month’s […]
EMBASSY HEADLINES Issue 209
Survey: Patient Demand for Medical Cannabis in Australia in 2016 [MCUA] The Australian Federal Government is in the process of formulating regulations for the issuing of licenses and permits to grow Cannabis for medical use in Australia. They are saying that PATIENT DEMAND WILL DETERMINE HOW MANY licenses are issued. Their estimate is between 20,000 […]
EMBASSY HEADLINES Issue 208
Nimbin crowd turns out to support ‘Lane Boys’ [Northern Star] More than a 100 people turned out in Nimbin shouting ‘Free the Boys’ and calling on police to ‘explain’ themselves following the arrest of 11 people in Nimbin two weeks ago. A giant medicinal cannabis bottle was carried down the street following different speakers and […]