The laws would allow residents to possess 50g of cannabis and households to grow four plants - but is it the right move? A controversial plan to legalise cannabis use in Western Australia would allow people to possess 50g of the drug and households to grow up to four plants, giving the state the most relaxed cannabis laws in the country. Legalise Cannabis WA has proposed the legislation, which upper house MPs Brian Walker and Sophia Moermond hope to introduce to parliament ne

Jiratti "Bee" Kuttanam, 42, a breast cancer patient smokes a cannabis cigarette at her house in Bangkok, Thailand, June 14, 2022. Picture taken June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BANGKOK, June 20 (Reuters) - For Jiratti Kuttanam, Thailand's relaxation of cannabis restrictions meant one thing above all - a cheaper supply of the products she uses to manage the pain and sickness caused by her breast cancer treatments. Thailand last week became the first Asian country to

Jongkasem Julakham-Platon showing cannabis seedlings. PHOTO COURTESY OF JONGKASEN JULAKHAM-PIATON Thailand officially removed cannabis and hemp from Category 5 on its list of narcotics on June 9. This means these once highly prohibited plants can now be grown at home for cooking and medicinal purposes. If you’re in Thailand, you can also smoke in private and enjoy its medicinal and health benefits by eating edibles and drinking tea, coffee or anything with cannabis. Those wan

The German government plans to legalise the sale of cannabis for recreational purposes. The German government is setting in motion plans to legalise the sale of cannabis for recreational purposes, aiming to have legislation ready later this year. The Health Ministry said on Monday it will start holding expert hearings on various aspects of the issue on Tuesday. It said that more than 200 representatives from the medical, legal and other fields will take part, along with offic

Most prescribed cannabis products for chronic pain cause side effects like dizziness, but a new review has found that only those with very high THC, not CBD, actually provide pain relief A medical cannabis treatment center in Gainesville, Florida. Cecile Marion/Alamy Some orally ingested cannabis products can provide short-term relief of chronic pain, according to one of the largest-ever reviews of studies on their use for this purpose. Products with a high ratio of tetrahydr

Tracey Napper and Sharon Badger express need for medicinal cannabis clinic in Dubbo. Sharon Badger, left, with Tracey Napper, the manager of Dubbo fibromyalgia support group. Picture: Supplied People suffering from chronic pain are desperate for alternative treatment after restrictions were placed on accessing opioid medication. Two women, sick without a cure, describe the consequences of not being able to treat their pain. They say a medicinal cannabis clinic would help them