Tag: Cannabis
Everybody must get stoned? Swiss vote on relaxing cannabis laws
Swiss voters head to the polls on Sunday (local time) for a series of referenda including a controversial proposal to decriminalise cannabis, local media reports.[MORE]
NSW farmers urged to grow hemp
New South Wales farmers are being encouraged to start growing industrial hemp.[MORE]
Cannabis linked to psychosis: report
A new report says people who use cannabis are more likely than other drug users to seek help for anxiety or psychosis from their GPs.[MORE]
Me too: Gillard admits to pot smoking
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has followed Malcolm Turnbull's lead, admitting she smoked pot at uni.[MORE]
Sri Lankan Govt wants to grow its own marijuana
Facing a lack of the fresh weed for use in traditional medical preparations, the Sri Lankan Government wants to grow its own marijuana.[MORE]
Canadian Greens leader apologises for not smoking pot
The leader of Canada's Green Party has unveiled an election platform that includes a proposal to legalise marijuana, but has apologised for not having smoked the drug herself.[MORE]
Survey reveals big drop in cannabis use
A commonwealth report has revealed a significant decline in cannabis use in Western Australia.[MORE]
Drug use up since non-sniff fuel: APY leader
An open letter to the Federal Government urges action against a growing drug problem on APY Lands.[MORE]
Netherlands smoke ban puts coffee shops in a spin
A ban on smoking in bars and restaurants has come into place in the Netherlands - one of the last countries in Europe to outlaw smoking in public places.[MORE]
New focus on cannabis dangers needed: AMA
The AMA has launched a new campaign warning of the dangers of cannabis.[MORE]
Hemp embassy sees positives in cannabis clinic
Nimbin Hemp Embassy spokesman Michael Balderstone says there is some merit to a cannabis clinic being established in Lismore.[MORE]
Govt-funded cannabis clinic flagged for Lismore
The New South Wales Government has announced it is setting up a cannabis treatment clinic at Lismore on the state's far north coast.[MORE]
Study strengthens marijuana brain damage case
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A new Australian study says long-term, heavy cannabis use causes serious brain damage.[MORE]
Cannabis causes brain abnormalities: study
A study by the University of Melbourne and the University of Wollongong has found long term cannabis use is equivalent to mild traumatic brain injury.[MORE]
Hotels says drugs not alcohol fuel bad behaviour
The Australian Hotels Association says illegal drugs and not alcohol are to blame for a lot of the anti-social behaviour in Tasmania.[MORE]
Cannabis use linked to high Indigenous suicide rate
The National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre says new strategies are needed to deal with drug abuse in Aboriginal communities.[MORE]
Indigenous depression linked to cannabis use
Research published in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of Australia has found a strong connection between cannabis use and depression in Indigenous communities in Arnhem Land.[MORE]
Call to import cannabis cancer treatment
NSW Government wants to import cannabis-based drug for cancer, multiple sclerosis and AIDS patients.[MORE]
Post office cannabis idea just plain potty
The director of the alcohol and drug service at St Vincent's Hospital believes that adding an additional source of legal supplies to pre-existing illegal supplies would substantially reduce consumption. How could this be?[MORE]
Doctor urges post office cannabis sales
The director of the alcohol and drug service at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney says cannabis should be taxed and sold legally through post offices around the country.[MORE]
Police arrest 21 at Nimbin's Mardi Grass
Police have arrested 21 people on the first day of the annual Mardi Grass festival in Nimbin in northern New South Wales. [MORE]
ACT Govt planning to introduce roadside drug testing
The ACT Government has released a discussion paper and is seeking suggestions from Canberrans on how roadside drug testing can be introduced.[MORE]
Cannabis researchers get $14m Fed Govt boon
A new Australian research centre has been launched to provide accurate information about the dangers of cannabis.[MORE]
$80,000 cannabis stash found at Pearce house
Police have found about $80,000 worth of cannabis at a Pearce house.[MORE]
Lithium could treat cannabis withdrawal: study
A new study has found that lithium carbonate may help long-term cannabis users quit the drug.[MORE]
