Australia

Australian Senate Advises Against Cannabis Legalization Bill

The Australian Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee has recommended against the Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023, citing health risks…

6 months ago

Australian Lawmakers Hold Hearing Day on Cannabis Legalization

The Australian Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee held a hearing on the Cannabis Legalization Bill 2023, which proposes…

9 months ago

50% of Australians Support Legalizing Home Cannabis Cultivation

A recent YouGov survey has revealed that 50% of Australians support legalizing the cultivation of cannabis at home for personal…

11 months ago

Australia’s Capital Decriminalizes Possession of 8 Drugs

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has introduced a new policy decriminalizing possession of small amounts of eight specified drugs, shifting…

1 year ago

Australian Aboriginals Are More Often Pursued for Cannabis

An Australian study highlights unequal treatment between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people on cannabis offenses. Aboriginal Australians face higher prosecution rates,…

1 year ago

As Hong Kong Cracks Down, APAC Neighbors (Sort Of) Losen Up

While Hong Kong is taking the extreme measure of introducing life sentences for CBD possession, its APAC region neighbors are…

2 years ago

Australia May Legalize Cannabis Later This Year

The Green Party in Australia says it could legalize cannabis by the end of this year after it obtained legal…

2 years ago

A Cannabis Plantation in Australia at the Root of UFO Sightings

Bizarre UFO sightings in Australia have been linked to the hydroponic lights from a nearby cannabis farm. The event, which…

2 years ago

South Australia Files Plans to Legalize Cannabis

A member of the Greens Party in South Australia has introduced a bill to legalize cannabis in the Australian state.…

2 years ago

Project Twenty21 Medical Cannabis Study Expands to Australia

Project Twenty21, an ambitious large-scale cannabis study originally based in the U.K. is now expanding into Australia where it is…

3 years ago