Cannabis Reforms Take Effect In Australian Capital Territory
Fri / Jan 31st
The Australian Capital Territory’s cannabis reform laws, which remove criminal penalties and fines for low-level possession and use, are now… Read More
Australia
As of 2016, Australia has legalized the use of medical marijuana, and this means cannabis businesses and entrepreneurs are looking to expand in the new market. While the country begins to lay the ground work to supply the plant themselves, many companies are anxiously awaiting the privilege to import to meet medical demand. Below are articles that relate to the Australian marijuana industry.
Benjamin Jesse: Celebrating Australia’s Cannabis Industry
Tue / Jan 28th
For the latest Ganjapreneur.com Podcast episode, Benjamin recently joined our host TG Branfalt to talk about Australia’s cannabis progress in… Read More
Creso Pharma Set for Big 2020 with Pharmaceutical Cannabis Expansion
Wed / Dec 11th
The legal cannabis market is forecast to reach US$148 billion by 2026, with Barclays European Consumer Staples Report predicting the… Read More
UN Warns Australia: ACT’s Cannabis Reforms Violate Treaties
Mon / Oct 28th
The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board has sent a letter to the Australian federal government warning that cannabis reforms… Read More
Australian AG: ACT Cannabis Reforms Have ‘No Effect’
Mon / Oct 21st
Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter says that cannabis possession in the Capital Territory “is still against the law” despite local lawmakers… Read More
Australian Government Investing $3M for Medical Cannabis Studies
Wed / Oct 9th
The Australian government is investing AU$3 million to study the benefits of medical cannabis for pain, symptom, and side effect… Read More
Australian Feds Have ‘No Plans’ to Fight ACT Legalization
Fri / Sep 27th
Australia’s federal government has “no plans” to fight the recently approved cannabis legalization law in the Australian Capital Territory, according… Read More
Australian Capital Territory Legalizes Cannabis Use & Cultivation
Wed / Sep 25th
The Australian Capital Territory legislature has approved a measure to allow residents 18-and-older to grow up to two plants and… Read More
Impression Healthcare Advances Trial Testing CBD Treatment for Gum Disease
Thu / Jul 4th
Medical cannabis company Impression Healthcare Limited has been approved for a Phase 2a Clinical Trial in Australia investigating the effectiveness… Read More
Study: CBD Potential Potent Antibiotic
Mon / Jun 24th
Australian researchers are suggesting that CBD could be a potent antibiotic, finding in lab tests that the cannabinoid killed all… Read More
Australian Researchers to Study CBD for PTSD
Wed / Jun 12th
Researchers in Australia are set to study the efficacy of CBD as a treatment for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress… Read More
Industrial Hemp THC Limit Raised to 1% In Western Australia
Fri / Aug 24th
Regulators in Western Australia have approved new rules for the state’s industrial hemp farmers, raising the upper limit for THC… Read More
Australian Study: Medical Cannabis Does Not Relieve Chronic Pain
Tue / Jul 3rd
A major cannabis study conducted in Australia has found that medical cannabis does almost nothing to relieve chronic pain among… Read More
Australian Green Party Proposes Cannabis Legalization
Mon / Apr 23rd
The Australian Parliamentary Budget Office has found that legalizing cannabis throughout the nation would be worth nearly $2 billion a… Read More
Australian Company Set to Begin MMJ for Dogs Study
Tue / Mar 27th
Australia’s CannPal Animal Therapeutics has received medical cannabis oils from Canada’s Aphria Inc to begin clinical trials of what it… Read More
New South Wales, Australia Streamlines MMJ Process for Patients
Fri / Mar 2nd
New South Wales Health Minister Greg Hunt has “taken a machete” to the federal medical cannabis regulations in order to… Read More
Australia Gives Green Light for MMJ Exports
Thu / Jan 4th
Australia’s health minister has announced medical cannabis producers in the nation will be able to export products to other countries… Read More
Australian Government Releases MMJ Guidelines
Fri / Dec 22nd
The Australian government has released guidelines for physicians to effectively use cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain and epilepsy.… Read More
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Partners with Australian Biopharmaceutical Firm on Autism Study
Tue / Dec 12th
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is partnering with Australian biopharmaceutical firm Zelda Therapeutics on an observational study into the effects… Read More
Australian MMJ and Hemp Firm Expands into China
Mon / Nov 20th
Australia’s Creso Pharma is expanding its reach into China, announcing the company has established a strategic partnership and commercial distribution… Read More
Canadian Companies Partner for Australia’s Largest MMJ Greenhouse
Mon / Oct 23rd
Two Canadian businesses are partnering to build a 1 million-square-foot greenhouse in Casino, New South Wales, Australia for medical cannabis… Read More
Australian University Nets Multi-Million-Dollar Grant for Cannabinoid Research
Thu / Oct 12th
The University of Newcastle, in Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, has received a $2.5 million (USD$1.95 million) grant from the… Read More
Zelda Therapeutics-led Observational Study Finds Hope for MMJ as Autism Therapy
Mon / Sep 18th
In an observational study by Australia’s Zelda Therapeutics Ltd., 21 autism patients demonstrated significant symptom improvements when treated with medical… Read More
Queensland, Australia Advances Plan to Allow Hemp Products for Human Consumption
Fri / Aug 25th
The Queensland, Australia government has introduced legislation to amend the Drugs Misuse Act of 1986 to allow the cultivation of… Read More
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