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
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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.
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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
Australian MMJ Program Requirements too ‘Onerous’ for Many Would-be Patients
Wed / Aug 16th
Australian patients and physicians are lamenting the lack-of-access to medical cannabis in the nation, claiming that the strict regulations are… Read More
Australian MMJ Company Agrees to Purchase Canadian MMJ Applicant
Thu / Jul 27th
Australian medical cannabis company Creso Pharma has agreed to acquire Canadian cannabis company Mernova Medicinal, who has applied to become… Read More
Australia Approves MMJ Research Licenses to Two Firms
Tue / Jul 11th
Australia’s Office of Drug Control has issued medical cannabis research licenses to two firms allowing them to cultivate and manufacture… Read More
Australian Firm Set to Trial Two Cannabis-Derived Drugs
Mon / Jun 19th
Australia’s Medlab Clinical Limited is expected to begin trials of two cannabis-derived medicines after receiving approval from the Human Research… Read More
Australia’s ‘Dr. Pot’ Arrested, Charged with Drug Crimes
Wed / May 31st
An Australian physician who has experimented with the medical uses of cannabis since 1990 has been arrested and charged with… Read More
Australia’s Revised MMJ Rules Not Improving Access
Tue / May 30th
Despite a ruling by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration to make medical cannabis more available for patients, some lawmakers are arguing… Read More
Australian MMJ Skin Care Line Expected Throughout Europe This Year
Tue / May 23rd
Australia’s MGC Pharmaceuticals has completed the final clinical trials of their cannabis skin care line with 92 percent of participants… Read More
Australia and New Zealand Approve Hemp Food Sales
Mon / May 8th
The Australian and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation has approved the sale of hemp as food but also… Read More
AusCann Granted MMJ Cultivation License for Western Australia
Fri / May 5th
Australia’s Office of Drug Control has granted a medical cannabis cultivation license to AusCann – believed to be the first… Read More
Australia Receives First MMJ Imports from Canada
Wed / May 3rd
The first medical cannabis products to be imported into Australia under the recently enacted federal guidelines have arrived in Melbourne… Read More
Australian Tea Tree Farm Developing Canna-Honey Nets $1.49M Investment
Mon / May 1st
Jenbrook, an organic tea tree farm in New South Wales, Australia has received a $1.49 million investment to help develop… Read More
Medifarm Granted First MMJ License in Queensland, Australia
Fri / Apr 21st
Medifarm, a Queensland, Australia-based company, is the first to be issued a license to legally cultivate and produce medical cannabis… Read More
AusCann and DayaCann Harvest Their First Crop in Chile
Mon / Apr 10th
Australia-based AusCann Holdings is harvesting its first crop in Chile as part of a 50-50 partnership with Fundacion Daya. The… Read More
Australian Cannabis Researchers Net $466K Government Grant
Wed / Apr 5th
Australia’s government is giving $466,000 to researchers who are hoping to improve how parts of the cannabis plant used for… Read More
Australia’s Cannabis Stocks Outperforming Peers Worldwide
Fri / Mar 24th
Shares of companies involved in the cannabis space have gained more than 130 percent in Australia stock markets this year… Read More
Australia Issues First Cultivation License, More Expected ‘Shortly’
Thu / Mar 9th
Victoria, Australia-based Cannoperations Pty Ltd is the first company to be granted a license to grow and harvest medicinal cannabis… Read More
Australian Firms React to Federal MMJ Importation Plan
Wed / Feb 22nd
Under new medical cannabis rules in Australia, approved companies can legally import, store, and sell cannabis to approved patients until… Read More
