Cannabis

More than 6,500 cannabis plants have been seized in the Gippsland region and burned in what police say is one of the biggest hauls in recent time.

Victoria Police discovered a $26 million cannabis crop at Leongatha South.

The father of a man who took his own life after being prescribed medicinal cannabis says his family was repeatedly sent more cannabis, despite notifying the telehealth platform of his death. The ABC can reveal the founder of the company has been banned from supplying cannabis and two doctors have been suspended.

Palliative patients in regional areas are needed for a new trial into medicinal cannabis, which could help transform access to end-of-life care research. 

Laws around cannabis use are changing in countries like France and Germany, and Australian farmers are hoping to capitalise. 

The premier has ruled out the decriminalisation of cannabis, despite peak industry groups advocating the policy at a parliamentary inquiry.

Despite legal organisations, researchers and peak industry groups flagging the potential benefits for NSW's legal and health systems if the personal use of cannabis is decriminalised, premier Chris Minns has shot down the potential idea.

Experts are worried about a proliferation of "single-issue" cannabis clinics opening in Australia, some of them willing to prescribe via telehealth consultations with few checks.

Medicinal cannabis patients will be allowed behind the wheel as part of a new government study to test their impairment.

The richest quartile of Australians drink 33.8 per cent more alcohol than the poorest quartile, the wastewater study finds.

The Dolphins NRL club and Alternaleaf have been partners for a month but as of this week the online clinic is in trouble with the TGA. 

Over 1.2 million Australians have used medicinal cannabis, but the industry says cheap imports aren't regulated properly meaning consumers don't know what they're getting.

A teenage boy has avoided a conviction and will not spend any time in custody after admitting to running a  trafficking business where he hired couriers to deliver wholesale amounts of drugs in Queensland.

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission's latest wastewater drug use report sheds light on how the illicit drug market varies across the country.

A West Australian man says he breaks the law out of necessity every time he gets behind the wheel after taking medicinal cannabis for pain relief.

Medicinal cannabis company Cann Group is suspended from trading on the ASX after an auditor reports "insufficient evidence" of future funding.

Federation TAFE introduces an accredited training course as modelling estimates that by 2028, nearly 250,000 Victorian patients are expected to demand medicinal cannabis.

More people are using medical cannabis than ever before, but some health professionals are concerned that the explosion in clinics and online services may not meet the holistic approach to healthcare.

Victoria's special operations police found $11million worth of cannabis at a property in Dunluce, near Maryborough, Victoria.

Victorian Special Operations Group police have launched a series of aerial raids in central Victoria, arresting foreign nationals and setting more than 1.4 tonnes of cannabis ablaze.