What would legal cannabis really earn Victoria?
We ran the numbers..
SMH reports Fair Work Commission upheld dismissal of Newcastle researcher who led cannabinoid studies
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that a Fair Work Commission full bench rejected a University of Newcastle professor's appeal against his dismissal over consent failures in research that included a cannabinoid partnership with Ecofibre.
Health care safety commission reports no high-quality evidence for medicinal cannabis as a first-line option
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has published a report for clinicians summarising systematic reviews of medicinal cannabis evidence from 2020 to 2025.
DVA responds to Four Corners 'Defenceless' investigation, citing changes to its Medicinal Cannabis Framework
The Department of Veterans' Affairs said in a 6 October statement responding to Four Corners' "Defenceless" that it has updated its Medicinal Cannabis Framework, including requiring initial GP consultations.
ECS Botanics announces UK distribution and manufacturing agreement with Curaleaf Laboratories
ECS Botanics Holdings told the ASX on 7 October 2026 it has entered a distribution and manufacturing agreement with Curaleaf Laboratories for ECS-branded medicinal cannabis in the UK.
TGA publishes guidance on when news reporting about therapeutic goods may be advertising
The TGA said on 29 September it has published guidance explaining when news content about therapeutic goods may be regulated as advertising.
SBS reports online prescriber MOCA removed inaccurate regulatory-status claim from its website
SBS News reported that Medicinal Organic Cannabis Australia removed a website statement about its products' approval status after the broadcaster's inquiries.
ABC reports on DVA-funded medicinal cannabis prescribing to veterans through for-profit providers
ABC News reported that a veteran was prescribed very high THC doses through DVA-funded for-profit providers, and that DVA has since tightened its rules.
How a Soft Diagnosis Becomes a Hard Headline
Two of eleven. That's the entire bar for a diagnosis now making headlines as "cannabis addiction."
New Genetics Study Splits "Cannabis Use" From "Cannabis Use Disorder"
Roughly one in ten people who try cannabis goes on to develop cannabis use disorder (CUD). What separates that minority from everyone else who uses cannabis without it becoming a problem has never been well understood.
The Chronic Illness Trap: Why NSW’s New Medical Cannabis Driving Laws Are a Backdoor Ban
These changes do not liberate medicinal cannabis users; instead, they establish a digital surveillance framework that explicitly targets and bans people with chronic illnesses from driving.
The Study Said Psychosis Rates Were Equal to Placebo. Most Outlets Left That Part Out.
A major Lancet Psychiatry meta-analysis on cannabinoids and mental health was reported accurately on some points, incompletely on others, and misleadingly on at least one finding that cuts against a well-established media narrative. Often, all three occurred in the same article.`