Cannabis Hemp News

There is a risk more research into medicinal marijuana might just slow Australia down another five or 10 years, a drug law reform advocate has warned. View the full article

A man has attempted to take a cannabis plant into Parliament House in Hobart during an inquiry into medicinal cannabis. View the full article

A man has attempted to take a cannabis plant into Parliament House in Hobart during an inquiry into medicinal cannabis. View the full article

The legalisation of marijuana was reportedly again on the agenda of Parliament’s Health Portfolio Committee last week. View the full article

A SEARCH of a shed has yielded marijuana plants and a sophisticated hydroponic growing system. View the full article

People who are ill should not have to grow their own medicine, a Tasmanian inquiry into medicinal cannabis has been told. View the full article

Authorities are concerned Mexican drug cartels have begun establishing links with Australian crime gangs. View the full article

Family man and conservative politician Kevin Anderson is an unlikely crusader for medicinal cannabis. View the full article

A NORTHERN suburbs maths teacher told students to find research disputing the health dangers of marijuana smoking for a school assignment. View the full article

Aust authorities have seized 5.6 tonnes of cannabis, worth $280m, from a boat off the coast of Somalia. View the full article

Border Guard personnel in Al-Dayer sector in Jazan region foiled an attempt to smuggle 149.3 kilograms of hashish into the Kingdom, said Interior Ministry Spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki. View the full article

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — The director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency urged leaders in the region to proceed with caution as the debate about decriminalizing marijuana intensifies. View the full article

Australia has a proud record of taking a sensible approach to public health issues as it should now do with medicinal cannabis. View the full article

MEDICAL marijuana crusader Lucy Haslam has taken a public swipe at medicos opposed to legalising the drug, accusing them of being “too cozy” with pharmaceutical companies. View the full article

THE coverage on “Hemp grains in bread” (The Border Mail, August 27) could prove to be the most healthy addition to the staff-of-life in a long time! View the full article