Patients suffering from dementia associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) exhibit cognitive improvements following the sustained use of plant-derived cannabinoid extracts, according to placebo-controlled clinical trial data published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. An international team of...
Alcohol-dependent subjects who consume cannabis possess a significantly lower risk of being diagnosed with liver injuries such as cirrhosis, according to data published in the scientific journal Liver International. Investigators from the United States, Canada...
Consumers regulate their cannabis intake based upon the potency of the product they are consuming, according to data published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Researchers assessed consumers’ self-reported use of lower-potency cannabis flower and higher-potency...
Plant-derived cannabis extracts provide superior relief and offer other clinically meaningful advantages over opioids in patients suffering from chronic low back pain, according to clinical trial data published in the journal Pain and Therapy. A team of...
Cannabinoids hold promise for improving health and promoting longevity of older populations, according to the findings of a July 2025 review, ‘The impact of cannabis use on ageing and longevity: a systematic review...
Consumers who abstain from cannabis for 48 hours drive no differently than abstainers, according to driving simulator data published in the journal Psychopharmacology. Researchers with the University of California, San Diego, evaluated driving performance...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of hospital-acquired pneumonia with resistance against beta-lactam antibiotics. New, potent antibiotics against MRSA with other mechanisms of action are thus urgently needed. Recently, cannabinoids...
Cumulative lifetime cannabis use is not associated with an elevated risk of high blood pressure, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Hypertension. Investigators affiliated with the University of California at...
Researchers in both Canada and the United States have questioned the validity of ‘cannabis impairment’ testing. A study from researchers in California in 2023 concluded that, due to the high rate at which...
A significant percentage of patients undergoing opioid maintenance therapy (OMT) acknowledge consuming cannabis to ease withdrawal symptoms and cravings. This is according to survey data published by German researchers with the University of Munich. They...
In the United States, the passage of adult-use legalisation in California (in 2016, with legal sales from 2018) is associated with sustained decreases in alcohol consumption, according to data from researchers affiliated with...
The consumption of THC-dominant cannabis products is associated with sustained reductions in anxiety and depression, according to an abstract of the study, Acute and chronic effects of medicinal cannabis use on anxiety and depression...
From the onset of prohibition, criminalisation advocates sought to advance their agenda by sensationalising the supposed strength of cannabis. In the United States in the 1930s, while lobbying for the first-ever federal ban...
Macquarie University researchers have found compounds derived from the Cannabis sativa plant can effectively combat fungal infections, including Athlete’s Foot (Tinea pedis). Recent laboratory research indicates that compounds derived from the cannabis...
Most patients with endometriosis say that cannabis is superior to pharmaceutical medications and possesses fewer side effects, according to survey data published in the journal Reproduction & Fertility. Australian researchers assessed responses from 889 endometriosis patients...
The legalisation of the adult-use cannabis market in Canada resulted in a significant decline in the rate of underage youths requiring hospitalisation for related incidents, according to data published in the American Journal of Public...
Oral fluid (OF) tests do not provide reliable information regarding when subjects last consumed cannabis or whether they are under its influence, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in October...
Patients with musculoskeletal pain experience symptomatic improvements and few side effects following the sustained use of medical cannabis, according to data published in the scientific journal Cureus in early May, 2025. ...
Cannabis smoking poses fewer pulmonary risks than tobacco smoking and is not positively associated with the development of emphysema, according to medical imaging data published in the journal Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology....
Study: A Data-Based Assessment of the Impact of Marijuana Legalisation on Vehicle Accident Experience Recreational use of Cannabis sativa (cannabis) has been legalised in many areas in North America. One of the...
An April 2024 cross-sectional study of visits to American Emergency Departments in Denver Colorado, Portland Oregon and Sacramento California, ‘Risk of motor vehicle collision associated with cannabis and alcohol use among patients...
Legalise Cannabis Party have released an updated list of candidates for the House of Representatives (Lower House) in the 3rd May Federal Election. Each and every one of them could do with...
Patients prescribed medicinal cannabis in Australia maintained improvements in overall health-related quality of life (HRQL), fatigue and sleep disturbance across a one-year period, according to a study published 2 April 2025, in...
Greenhouse gas emissions from the legal cannabis industry in the United States climbed so quickly in recent years they now equal that of about 10 million cars, according to a study into...
State premiers are being urged to fix outdated road laws that effectively ban medicinal cannabis patients from driving even if they haven’t used cannabis for days. Thousands of medicinal cannabis patients across six...
It's important to point out the failings of this study, since the media were all over it! The first major failing is its retrospective design. Retrospective studies, by nature, rely on existing...
Patients who consume botanical cannabis over extended periods do not exhibit significant changes in their simulated driving performance, according to data published in the Journal of Safety Research. Australian researchers assessed patients’ simulated driving performance at...
The use of medical cannabis products by qualified patients ages 50 and older is associated with a reduced need for prescription medications and significant health-related quality of life improvements, according to data published in...
Chronic pain patients are more likely to respond favourably to cannabis than they are to prescription analgesics, according to data published in the journal Pain. Researchers affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh assessed outcomes in 440...
Cannabis use by teens in the United States has fallen sharply in the majority of states that legalised an adult-use market, according to an analysis of state and federal survey data by the Marijuana Policy...
The neurobehavioural effects of cannabidiol in alcohol use disorder: Study protocol for a double-blind, randomised, cross over, placebo-controlled trial Current treatments for alcohol use disorders (AUD) have limited efficacy. Recently, Cannabidiol (CBD)...
For the fourth consecutive year, researchers worldwide published over 4,000 scientific papers specific to cannabis, its active constituents and their effects. “Scientists’ interest in studying cannabis has increased exponentially in the past decade,...
Australian Medical Cannabis Patients Face Ongoing Product Shortages Australian patients relying on prescribed medical cannabis are being left stranded as frequent product shortages disrupt their access to vital medication. This troubling situation...
Alcohol alternatives have become increasingly popular in recent years. As THC drinks become available around the world, it’s an open question whether customers will really see them as a long-term replacement for alcohol...
In the United States, adults express similar degrees of intolerance toward driving under the influence of cannabis, regardless of whether they live in a jurisdiction where cannabis is legal or illegal, according...
On a humid 34°C (at 10 am) summer’s day (50°C in the marquee by lunch), with a huge stall exhibiting loads of relevant information, i.e. the truth about cannabis and hemp, alongside...
A joint Drug Policy Working Group comprising members of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine (AChAM) and the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) led the...
NRMA’s miss on THC and Impairment, by the Hon. Jeremy Buckingham, MLC. When it comes to the NRMA’s latest report on drug driving, we see a glaring misstep that is as clear...
Reports today in ABC media confirm Queensland’s new Premier, David Crisafulli, ‘will repeal drug laws that are diverting thousands of people from the criminal justice system and have the support of police and...
In 2020, Legalise Cannabis Queensland (LCQ) Party stood candidates in 23 seats and averaged 3.7% of the first preference vote over those seats, including an outstanding 5.5% in both Bundaberg and Ipswich....
In Victoria, the Labor government along with the Opposition and members of the crossbench have backed an expert report calling for judges to have discretion to not cancel licences of those using...
From time immemorial Cannabis has grown, been grown and used for countless purposes. Worldwide, Cannabis provided clothing, food, feed and bedding for livestock, medicine and a spiritual and social enhancer. But things changed brutally, only a...
Legalise Cannabis Queensland Party fielded 29 candidates across the entirety of the State for the 2024 Election. The LNP have garnered a narrow majority and will form government, but there was no...
Over 3.68 million Queenslanders are enrolled to vote. About 150,000 of them voted early on Thursday bringing the total number of early voters for the State Election to just under 1.4 million...
The next Federal Election is approaching, much faster than many of us would like. Australians must go to the polls prior to 17 May, 2025 (and we haven’t even completed the Queensland...
Few adults turn to either healthcare providers or government agencies in the United States when seeking information about cannabis, according to nationwide survey data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research, “Cannabis-related information sources among...
Scientists supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Research Program (SRP) together with community and tribal members of the Mi’kmaq Nation are using phytoremediation to remove PFAS from...
Labor is recommending its voters put Legalise Cannabis Queensland (LCQ) second in all but one of the seats that the minor party is running in this State election. The ALP has put LCQ...
Legalise Cannabis New South Wales MP Jeremy Buckingham told the Upper House he will introduce a motion urging regulators to reconsider their ‘punitive’ approach towards medicinal cannabis prescribers. In a notice of motion...
Youth crime rates have plummeted in Queensland despite claims from both major parties that the state is in the grip of a youth crime crisis. Both Labor and the LNP have claimed that...
(approx. 4 minute read) The idea that cannabis makes you lazy has been a recurring theme in anti-drug campaigns and remains a widely held belief. Many people still view cannabis users as...
There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes to get candidates ready for a State election campaign. Here we have gathered together a small pictorial of most of the candidates and...
Subjects who operate a vehicle under the influence of cannabis tend to drive more slowly while those under the influence of alcohol tend to increase their speed, according to driving simulator data published in...
The installation of the hempcrete in the refurbishment of Hobart’s iconic Forestry building at University of Tasmania's (UTAS) Hobart campus is well underway. It showcases the beautiful hemp installation work of Shane...
Adoption of USA state laws legalising cannabis for either medical or adult-use is associated with declines in benzodiazepine prescriptions. Researchers assessed the relationship between legalisation laws and the dispensing of psychotropic medications...
The Victorian Government has committed to cutting red tape by adopting recommendations from last year’s hemp industry inquiry, undertaken by Legislative Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee. Legalise Cannabis Victoria MP Rachel Payne...
Adults who regularly consume medical cannabis products do not experience any significant adverse changes in either brain morphology or cognitive performance, according to longitudinal data. Researchers collected structural and functional brain imaging (fMRI)...
A report tabled in South Australia’s Parliament last week recommends changes to the South Australian Road Traffic Act to allow patients using legally prescribed cannabis medicines containing THC to drive if they...
“In conclusion, in this study, CBD did not reduce the (adverse) effects of THC, but rather increased them at higher doses, likely by way of a pronounced pharmacokinetic interaction, while not enhancing...
Vote Climate One, fiercely non-aligned, assessed all political parties (except the two majors) purely on climate action potential. Green Light parties and groups have responded positively. Their policy statements, history and other factors...
Former Magistrate David Heilpern said that making low level cannabis busts is a common preoccupation for police these days, in a similar manner to prior practices involving arresting people over sex work...
Legalise Cannabis Australia are delighted to announce lead Senate candidates for Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) for the upcoming Federal election. In Victoria, Fiona Patten will be known to many of you....
Cannabis use in the Australian Capital Territory has not increased and remains below national averages since decriminalised in 2020, a review has found. The Minister for Population Health, Emma Davidson, tabled a...
The increasingly severe bushfire seasons experienced in Australia in the past decade, coupled with the need for a construction material that has a lower environmental footprint, has prompted research into a sustainable,...
Those wedded to the status quo of cannabis criminalisation have long warned that legalising the market will result in increased adolescent use. But 10 years following the first US states’ decisions to...
Heart attack victims with a history of cannabis use are less likely to die in the hospital as compared to those with no history of use, according to data published in the Archives of Medical...
Cannabis consumption rarely triggers episodes of acute psychosis in those who do not have a pre-existing psychiatric disorder, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in the journal Nature: Mental Health. An international team of researchers...
Australia is in dire need of drug policy reform. Dangerous drugs are freely circulating — around the world, new ones emerge every other day — overdose rates are on the rise, and...
This study questioned whether US state cannabis legalisation or commercialisation was associated with increased rates of psychosis-related healthcare claims. In this cohort study of claims data from beneficiaries between 2003 and 2017,...
Feeding 10 or 20% spent hemp biomass (SHB) results in a substantial residual of cannabinoids in the liver, adipose tissue and muscle, with Δ9-THC preferentially accumulating in the adipose tissue. Data demonstrated...
United States Purdue University researchers say they are using cellulose extracted from industrial hemp to develop biodegradable superabsorbent materials that will be less polluting than those now used in disposable diapers (nappies),...
Legalise Cannabis Queensland committee members, candidates and other states’ Legalise Cannabis MPs, Victorian crossbenchers Rachel Payne and David Ettershank, Jeremy Buckingham (New South Wales) and Western Australians, Brian Walker and Sophia Moermond,...
Medical cannabis alleviates chronic neuropathic pain effectively and sustainably without severe adverse effect - a retrospective study on 99 cases.These patients received medical cannabis by means of inhaling dried flowers with tetrahydrocannabinol content...
Data suggests you can be hard-working, motivated and a chronic cannabis user at the same time. New University of Toronto, Scarborough, Canada research, which will be published by the journal Social Psychological and...
Legalise Cannabis Victoria MPs have threatened to withdraw their support for the Labor Government on key policy issues after a heavy police presence and arrests at a 4/20 event in Melbourne’s Flagstaff...
420 Commemorated Across the Country with only four going to court in Melbourne! Burleigh Heads enjoyed perfect Gold Coast weather for their 420 Picnic and a great day was had by all!...
Fibromyalgia (FM) patients frequently use cannabis therapeutically and most say it improves their disease symptoms, according to, “A cross-sectional survey study of cannabis use for fibromyalgia symptom management”, published in April 2024 in the journal Mayo Clinic...
Legalise Cannabis Queensland Party is bringing 4/20 to a region near you! We can’t think of a better day to announce our first batch of candidates for the Queensland State Election in...
For over 30 years the small New South Wales town of Nimbin has played host to the annual MardiGrass, gazetted this year for the weekend of 3 to 5 May, 2024. Highlights...
Chronically ill patients who use authorised medical cannabis products report improvements in their quality of life. German investigators assessed patient-reported outcomes in a nationwide cohort of 1,582 patients authorised to use cannabis by their...
Australia’s biggest state will launch a probe into laws surrounding the prohibition of cannabis, with one MP claiming the legalisation of weed could save the state billions of dollars. An upper house inquiry...
(from Legalise Cannabis Party) The Legalise Cannabis Queensland Party (LCQ) was buoyed by the fantastic result in the Ipswich West By-election held last weekend. Latest figures from the Electoral Commission of Queensland...
Legalise Cannabis Queensland Really Stirred the Pot in Weekend Elections!The Party had candidates running in three separate races, Lord Mayor of Brisbane, alongside Inala and Ipswich-West By-elections, so it was a very...
The Legalise Cannabis Party candidates got off to an early morning start (5am kickoff for garnering prominent sites for corflutes) and things have been pretty fast and furious since then! The Queensland...
Headline news across the ABC, a scenario many cannabis users are very familiar with. Roadside instant drug testing is under scrutiny after a South Australian driver falsely tested positive to having methamphetamine in...
One week down and one week to go, with polling day on Saturday, 16 March, in Brisbane City, Inala and Ipswich-West. Clive, Nigel and Melody are still on the lookout for Volunteers, so if you can help,...
The first systematic review examining the phenomenon of a ‘next day’ hangover caused by cannabis has found scant evidence impairment exists hours after consumption. The research, to be published in an upcoming...
Stirring the Pot in Queensland with LCQ Party With a candidate in the Lord Mayoral Race in Brisbane City, long-time, hard-working member Clive Brazier, a state by-election brought on by the retirement of...
Public views of cannabis have continued to change since 2013. The 2019 survey marked the first time that more people supported the legalisation of cannabis than opposed it. This continued in 2022–2023,...
08 February 2024. Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn; Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS), Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Patients display few changes in driving performance...
Dear Editor, I am writing in reference to your article ‘Doctors fearful as rising psychosis cases linked to medical cannabis’, published on Sunday, 18th February 2024.These kinds of articles make it hard...
Senate Community Affairs References Committee: Inquiry into Current barriers to patient access to medicinal cannabis in Australia (2020). Recommendation 20: The committee recommends that the Australian Government, through COAG, encourage a review...
In an unprecedented political move, Legalise Cannabis MPs have set the tone for their legislative agenda, simultaneously introducing the Regulation of Personal Adult Use of Cannabis Bill in New South Wales, Victoria and Western...
We’re excited to be supporting Parliamentary petitions launched in NSW, Victoria and Queensland requesting that Random Drug Testing (RDT) laws provide exemptions for THC prescribed by a doctor. This is a significant...
For several states across the U.S., the new year means new marijuana laws taking effect—touching on policies that range from employment protections to packaging requirements. As of Monday, 1 Jan 2024, cannabis...
