Cannabis
Health & Medicine
Psychedelic medicine: A mental health game changer?
Mental health disorders are widespread, so it’s critical we have a breadth of effective therapies available. Now, plant-based psychedelic compounds are showing emerging promise
Politics & Society
A precarious high
The Australian Capital Territory’s new cannabis laws are at odds with Australia’s federal laws, but should the federal government stay out of it?
Health & Medicine
Podcast
The state of the science in an age of cannabis liberalisation
From our archives: As more jurisdictions legalise cannabis, what do we really know about the effects of weed?
Health & Medicine
Breakthrough: Medicinal cannabis and severe epilepsy
A major scientific breakthrough finds that a type of medicinal cannabis significantly reduces convulsive seizures in children with a severe form of epilepsy
Politics & Society
Legalising medicinal cannabis: Victoria shows the way
Victoria’s legalisation of medicinal cannabis may provide a model for Australia and the world, says Dr Ian Freckelton QC