Nimbin's 24th MardiGrass Nimbin's 24th MardiGrass, our annual cannabis law reform protest and gathering, finally has something to celebrate this year. Seems the hippies aren't so stupid after all. Again! So we're looking for some seriously good vibes at this protestival with a good harvest behind us and finally, after [...]

Medical cannabis legal in Victoria [The Age] Victorian patients and their families will be able to legally access medicinal cannabis in exceptional circumstances with the passing of historic legislation in state parliament. Children with severe epilepsy will be given first access to medicinal cannabis from early 2017, following the passing [...]

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 [...]