A world-first study is about to take place in Perth to find out if cannabis can improve the quality of life of people with dementia. Credit: Getty Images A world-first study is about to take place in Perth to find out if cannabis can improve the quality of life of people with dementia. Aged care facilities are hoping it will help the people they look after lead happier lives, with less medication. The University of Notre Dame's Institute for Health Research is looking for can

Laws will make smoking cannabis legal in the nation’s capital from January. Picture: AP/Richard Vogel A former Australian Public Service commissioner has warned highly paid Canberra bureaucrats should not smoke cannabis ­despite laws making it legal in the nation’s capital from January. John Lloyd said clarification was needed over workplace rules for public servants following the passage of the new ACT laws. He argued that while there were clear expectations in relation to a

Health minister says he will leave legal issues to attorney general as criticism from senior ministers grows. Health minister Greg Hunt says he is ‘very concerned’ by the legalisation of cannabis in the ACT as it poses ‘a very significant health risk’. Photograph: Enigma/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Stock Photo The Morrison government has “no plans” to override the Australian Capital Territory’s new law legalising possession of cannabis, the health minister Greg Hunt has said. On

Medicinal cannabis applications take longer than the NSW government says they do. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Documents obtained by Business Insider Australia have revealed the actual waiting times experienced by medicinal cannabis patients in New South Wales, with a large number of cases exceeding the government’s stated 48-hour turnaround window. The 48-hour application scheme for medicinal cannabis was rolled out in NSW, Victoria, and Queensland in Jul

The ACT has legalised recreational cannabis use. Picture: istock The nation’s capital made history on Wednesday, becoming the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise cannabis for recreational use. The bill, bought by Labor backbencher Michael Pettersson, was passed in the ACT Legislative Assembly with the backing of the Greens. Expected to be rolled out next year, the bill will allow Canberrans over 18 to possess 50 grams of cannabis and to grow two plants. ACT shadow attor

But the move might clash with federal drug laws. Credit: 7NEWS / Getty The ACT Legislative Assembly is expected to pass a bill legalising possessing and growing cannabis for personal use in the nation's capital. The private member's bill on Wednesday from Labor backbencher Michael Pettersson would allow Canberrans over 18 to possess 50 grams of cannabis and grow two plants. Labor needs the support of the Greens to pass the bill, and they have offered their conditional support

A cannabis plant in Paris, France. Source: AAP The recreational use of cannabis in Canberra looks likely to become legal as the ACT Legislative Assembly is set to pass a bill. Possessing and growing cannabis for personal use looks set to become legal in the nation's capital. The ACT Legislative Assembly is expected to pass a private member's bill on Wednesday from Labor backbencher Michael Pettersson that would allow Canberrans over 18 to possess 50 grams of cannabis and grow

The career of West Coast star Willie Rioli has been thrown into further turmoil, with the AFL announcing that a drug test allegedly found cannabis in his system on the night of the elimination final win over Essendon. Rioli had already been cited for an alleged urine substitution violation on August 20, for which he is serving a provisional suspension. Willie Rioli was already serving a provisional suspension for allegedly tampering with a urine sample on August 20. Credit: A

Anutin sees largest facility for growing herb in Asean embark on first crop. Inspecting the goods: Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul attends a special cannabis planting ceremony at an organic farm in Chiang Mai's Maejo University. At least 12,000 cannabis sprouts have been planted. CHAING MAI: The country's largest lot of 12,000 cannabis sprouts has been planted in Maejo University's medical-grade greenhouse, thought to be the first-ever industrial-scale medical cann

Canberra won't be the next Canada or Colorado, where marijuana is sold in shops, according to the ACT politician behind the push to legalise the drug for personal use in the territory. Michael Pettersson is also assured that his proposed cannabis bill won't clash with Commonwealth law, despite the ACT government warning that Canberrans could still be prosecuted for possessing and growing the plants under the new regime. Labor backbencher Michael Pettersson, who is "very confi