iCAN - Israel Cannabis cofounder and ex-pat Australian Saul Kaye presents in front of Premier Mike Baird and the Australian mission in Israel [PR Wire] Mr. Kaye highlighted iCAN’s involvement in medical cannabis clinical trials and plant based research via iCAN’s partnership with Breath of Life (BOL) Pharma, which recently [...]

Medicinal cannabis processing proposal for Tamworth as council aims to make most of new industry [ABC] A council in northern New South Wales wants to take advantage of the fledgling medicinal cannabis industry by encouraging the construction of a processing plant. Medicinal cannabis campaigner Lucy Haslam is already looking to [...]

Medicinal cannabis supporters say landmark case a message to legislators [ABC] A man who pleaded guilty to giving his cancer-stricken daughter medicinal cannabis has escaped conviction. It's a potentially big shift in legal attitudes, especially in the wake of the laws Federal Parliament recently passed to allow growing cannabis for [...]

Recreational Marijuana Considered In Senate Committee Hearing [Huffington Post] A senate committee has held a hearing in Sydney on the legalisation of marijuana for recreational purposes, as part of a series of hearings on personal choice and community impacts. The Senate Economics References Committee met at the Erskineville town hall [...]

WA drug drivers could go free because of unreliable test kits [Perth Now] MACHINES used by WA police to test whether drivers have used drugs could be failing to pick up cannabis use.  NSW police have documented that a testing kit called the Drager 5000 has produced inaccurate readings under [...]

Australia’s recreational drug policies aren’t working, so what are the options for reform? [The Conversation] Some of the greatest harms from using illicit drugs are because they are illegal. Illegal drug production is unregulated and many drugs are manufactured in backyard labs. Users cannot be sure what’s in them or how [...]