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Australia is continuing to make inroads into the use of medicinal medical marijuana with the announcement of a new trial specifically for children. In an Australian first, New South Wales (NSW) state will trial a cannabis-based Epidolex drug via the Sydney Children's Hospital for children...

Well the good news is im back and i wasnt gone due to law or anything although i was getting abit paranoid at times haha I was gone due to having a new job and not finding time to get a new grow started, had abit of a falling out with boss and left but then it was fishing season so that delayed...

Australia Legalized The Cultivation Of Medical MarijuanaThe newly announced legalisation of medical marijuana in Australia poses huge benefits, not just to Australians, but to the worldwide cannabis industry. However, we may still be a long way from its actual use and distribution. The...

Chico Ryder was just 10 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of soft tissue cancer. The debilitating side-effects left him constantly nauseous or vomiting, with fevers, infections and nerve damage to his legs that put him in a wheelchair. His symptoms were relieved by cannabis oil, supplied...

Chico Ryder was just 10 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of soft tissue cancer. The debilitating side-effects left him constantly nauseous or vomiting, with fevers, infections and nerve damage to his legs that put him in a wheelchair. His symptoms were relieved by cannabis oil, supplied...

Nimbin, Australia - Jai Whitelaw was 10 when he first took medical cannabis, given to him by his mother in a bid to treat the debilitating epilepsy that saw him endure up to 500 seizures a day. Support for the legalisation of cannabis has grown in Australia in recent years, with 91% in favour...

Kaye himself had used cannabis for medicinal use in order to reduce the pain. However, his plans to pass the bill were put to a stop when his health started to deteriorate quickly 10 days ago and eventually succumbed at the age of 60. "His belief in the need for the laws had been strengthened...

While federal regulations governing the cultivation and manufacture of medicinal cannabis are still months away, a farm in north west New South Wales is ready and waiting to become the first to grow Australia's first crop. Nestled in the Peel Valley, near Tamworth, DanEden is 47 hectares of...

Evening from Aus... new to the 420

MGC Pharmaceuticals will grow cannabis in Australia as part of its plan for the medicinal cannabis market. Releasing a five-point plan for the local market, the company says it is working on applying for a growing license from relevant state departments A short time ago, its shares were up...

Australians are expected to consume as much as 8000kg of medical cannabis worth $100 million in just the first year of being legalised, according to a study by the University of Sydney. The figure, contained in a white paper produced by the University of Sydney Business School and medical...

The Australian government has realised it is liable to make huge capital investment in legalised medical cannabis, thereby promoting an increase in its price. After several efforts made by medical practitioners, cancer patients and their well wishers, medical cannabis has been legalised...

Australia is the latest addition to countries that patronized medical marijuana. Last February, the Australian government agreed to lift the ban on medical marijuana. The Stoner's Cookbook released an article which discussed the legalization of medical marijuana in Australia. The Australian...

While the passing of the Narcotic Drugs Amendment 2016 has legalized the cultivation and distribution of marijuana in Australia, there's still a long way to go before patients get access to pharmaceutical cannabinoids. Troy Langman, CEO of medical marijuana lobby United in Compassion, told...

On Wednesday, Australia took an important step towards legalising medical cannabis after amendments to the Narcotics Drugs Act passed the senate. The Narcotic Drugs Amendment Bill 2016, introduced by Minister for Health Sussan Ley on Feb. 10, will create a national licensing scheme for the...

Hey everyone, I'm MrsRabbitX, I'm from Western Australia and a big supporter of legalising Cannabis, not only for medical reasons but for recreational reasons too. It really gets me that Alcohol and Cigarettes can be legal yet kill so many people a year and then Cannabis is illegal...

Medical marijuana could be available by prescription in Australia by 2017. Cancer patients, people with epilepsy and MS are among those likely to be cheered by a planned legislative change introduced to Federal Parliament yesterday by Health Minister Sussan Ley — which is being slated to pass...

Roadside drug and alcohol testing helps save lives, but there are legitimate questions around marijuana. Recently, Lismore magistrate David Heilpern described the current testing for cannabis as a 'mystery and uncertain-by-design.' He made these observations when he found Joseph Ross Carrall...

Australian lawmakers committed on Wednesday to legalize the growing of marijuana for medical use within a part of the world renowned for zero-tolerance and harsh penalties for illegal drugs. The government introduced a bill to Parliament that would amend the Narcotics Drugs Act 1967 and...

2015 was a big year for weed in Australia, with medicinal use and bizarre sloth-starring anti-drug campaigns taking centre stage. If you didn't know, cannabis still stands as the most widely used drug in the country, with 35% of Australians over the age of 14 reporting they had consumed it at...