Tag medical marijuana
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Restrictive medicinal cannabis laws see black-market boom
Despite the state and federal governments purportedly making medicinal cannabis legal, they have in fact created a web of rules and regulations so restrictive that accessing it is virtually impossible.
December 27, 2017 | Paul Bibby | 10 -
S Sorrensen’s Here & Now: Cannabis week
‘Whoa! Look at that!’ says a big bloke with a big red beard, pointing across the road as he leaves the pub. His excitement is so great he stumbles over the step onto the footpath, losing a thong. ‘Must have a been a bumper crop...’
October 19, 2017 | S Sorrensen | 2 -
Australian medical marijuana company gets green light
An Australian-owned company that plans to grow, refine and produce medicinal cannabis products has this morning announced it has been approved to go into production and envisages it will have products on pharmacy shelves by next year.
July 11, 2017 | Chris Dobney | 1 -
Something’s wrong when pollies promote coal but fight medical marijuana
Chibo Mertineit, Lillian Rock. We are the only country that’s had a politician bring coal into parliament and try to fool us about ‘clean coal’ while South Australia is getting the biggest battery on the planet. Pushing the Adani Project... Read More →
July 10, 2017 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Dancer in pain gets good behaviour bond for cannabis
A former professional dancer caught by police with almost half a kilo of cannabis was placed on a good behaviour bond after a court accepted he used the drug to treat ongoing pain.
May 17, 2017 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Medical cannabis trials mired in red tape
Chibo Mertineit, Lillian Rock In what kind of crazy world of politics are we living right now? While Victoria is considering assisted dying’, it seems that all states are very far away from assisted living’. Didn’t Tony Bower start to... Read More →
December 12, 2016 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Latest ‘cannabis eradication’ program claims success
Police have claimed they netted $1.5 million worth of ‘bush’ marijuana in raids on the north coast this week, particularly in the Brunswick Valley. Ironically, it was in the same week that saw a medical marijuana bill introduced into federal parliament.
February 12, 2016 | Chris Dobney | 1 -
Federal medical marijuana model mooted
A committee of politicians appears set to endorse legislation to legalise medical marijuana and the establishment of a single national regulator for the drug.
July 27, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Vigil to support Chan and Sukumaran
Chibo Mertineit, Hemp Olympix president. The Hemp Olympix and the Nimbin Hemp Embassy will be holding a 'Joint Vigil', Wednesday February 18 at Allsopp Park, Nimbin, from 3.33pm till 4.20pm to protest against the death sentence of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.
February 17, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 0
