homegrow
While countries like Canada, Uruguay, and several U.S. states have legalised cannabis for adult recreational use, Australia maintains harsh criminal penalties for possession and cultivation in most jurisdictions.
South Africa
In a landmark move for cannabis reform in Africa, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially signed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act (CfPPA) into law.
HomeGrowAmnesty
With no legal recreational framework, those treating their conditions with cannabis have faced an impossible choice:
greens
Despite having Labor governments in nearly all Australian states and territories, none have sought to try and move the needle on homegrow to help patients.
2023
Here's my list of Australian cannabis predictions for 2023. Make of them what you will, and in a year we'll re-visit and see how many (if any) of them are correct.
HomeGrowAmnesty
It should also be allowed to freely traded and gifted, an approach which was demonstrated best by the example set by Thailand when the government freed 3000 cannabis prisoners and gave away one million cannabis plants.
HomeGrowAmnesty
Today is the first time an amnesty provision has been voted on, in either house of an Australian Parliament.
homegrow
I'm of the opinion that the continued opposition to home growing is damaging the sector itself, and more widely, the other many industries who took the leap of faith needed to support it.
CEN
How many people need to die on the side of the road in sight of a hospital before resources are redirected from arresting patients to saving them?
Brazil
Just like Australia, Brazil's health ministry is yet to make any regulation around the home grow of cannabis for medical use.
homegrow
As the Senate inquiry found in 2020, the best way to address the only serious risks to patients with respect to home grow is with an amnesty.
greens
Greens have announced a 5 point plan to legalise cannabis in Australia. The @Greens claim this will raise $4.4 Billion over the estimates period.
420
April 20 (420) is the international day of celebration for cannabis patients and consumers.