Immediate ban on synthetic cannabis
The SA Government says it introduced an immediate ban on synthetic cannabis, instead of legislating against it, to stop people stock-piling the drug.
View ArticleFour arrested over three-state cannabis ring
A man is to face court charged with laundering more than $10 million and trafficking in a commercial quantity of cannabis.
View ArticleStudy finds pregnancy and weed a dangerous mix
A study from Adelaide University has found smoking marijuana around the time of pregnancy more than doubles the chance of a premature birth.
View ArticleGreg Fleet comes clean
Reflecting on a life of extremes: success on the comedy circuit, and heroin addiction.
View ArticleMedicinal cannabis use 'worth considering in SA, say doctors, Opposition
Doctors and the Liberal Opposition in South Australia are keen for the state to take another look at legalising medicinal use of marijuana.
View ArticleFamily urges SA Government to legalise medicinal cannabis
A South Australian family says the Government's inaction on medicinal marijuana has forced them to choose between their home and their health.
View ArticleCannabis factory proposal for Holden's Elizabeth site deserves 'more attention'
The South Australian Government needs to show more support for a proposal to grow medicinal cannabis at Holden's Elizabeth factory once the site is vacated in 2017, the State Opposition says.
View ArticleCalls for amnesty on medicinal cannabis use in SA
An Adelaide woman who supplies cannabis oil to the sick and terminally ill for free has spoken publicly for the first time since being reported to police. Jenny Hallam says she's worried about her own...
View ArticleSouth Australian medicinal cannabis supplier 'snubbed by Health Minister for...
A woman whose home was raided by police for supplying cannabis oil products to terminally ill people says has has been trying to meet with SA's Health Minister for two years in a bid to legalise the...
View ArticleCannabis industry's economic benefits for South Australia to be explored at...
A roundtable to examine the potential to establish industrial hemp and medicinal cannabis industries in South Australia will be held at the end of the month.
View ArticleMedicinal cannabis oil producer speaks out
Mark Rayner is part of the thriving nationwide medicinal cannabis underground which is flouting the law, daring police to lay charges.
View ArticleCannabis oil producer speaks out: 'I just help people'
Mark Rayner is part of the thriving nationwide medicinal cannabis underground which is flouting the law, daring police to lay charges.
View ArticleMedicinal cannabis producer Jenny Hallam charged with drug offences
A South Australian woman who admits to supplying cannabis oil to terminally ill people free of charge, says she'll be an even more vocal advocate for medicinal cannabis after she was charged with drug...
View ArticleMedicinal cannabis charges 'puzzle' lawyer as public debate grows
The lawyer representing South Australian woman Jenny Hallam, who admits supplying cannabis oil to terminally ill people, questions why police charges have been laid.
View ArticleMedicinal cannabis prescription now allowed by SA doctors
Doctors are able to prescribe the medicinal use of cannabis without government approval in South Australia from this week.
View ArticleDoctors say SA medicinal cannabis law changes give patients false hope
Doctors say the truth is being stretched if the South Australian Government wants patients to believe it is easier to get prescription cannabis since new laws came into effect.
View ArticleMedicinal cannabis advocate faces Adelaide court on drug charges surrounded...
A woman who produced cannabis oil for terminally ill people faces court in Adelaide on drug charges, but says she "didn't hurt anybody" and "didn't try to break the law".
View ArticleThree people charged over hydroponic cannabis crops in Adelaide
Illegal electricity diversions had to be disconnected by technicians due to "dangerous wiring", police say, after uncovering 18 hydroponically grown cannabis plants in Adelaide's south.
View ArticleAdelaide company set to import cannabis to extract chemicals for prescription...
An Adelaide company is to become the first in South Australia to begin cannabis extractions and create market-ready products from a secret laboratory in the city.
View ArticleSA Government to quadruple cannabis possession fines, introduce prison sentences
The South Australian Government wants to dramatically increase penalties for marijuana possession, as it wages what it says is a "war on drugs".
View ArticleSA Government backs down on jail terms for cannabis possession
The South Australian Government is backing down on a key part of its crackdown on illegal cannabis use, no longer pushing for jail terms for cannabis possession.
View ArticleHemp thieves warned to stop stealing plants with first commercial crop...
Biosecurity SA says thieves are targeting South Australia's first legal hemp crop and is reminding people the product will deliver "absolutely no high".
View ArticleSA man given suspended sentence for selling 'sophisticated' cannabis oil...
A court hears a former concreter ran a business from home selling cannabis-infused confectionery products, including Nutella and fairy floss, to help pay his mortgage.
View ArticleCannabis found inside suitcases bound for Sydney seized by police at Adelaide...
Two people face court charged over a drug bust at Adelaide Airport, after police seize 13 kilograms of cannabis hidden in luggage and another 36 kilograms at two suburban properties.
View ArticleCannabis oil advocate Jenny Hallam wants to work at 'cannabis university',...
The lawyer for medicinal cannabis advocate Jenny Hallam asks for his client to avoid conviction, saying she needs to travel to the United States as part of her new job at a New South Wales cannabis farm.
View ArticleCannabis oil advocate Jenny Hallam spared conviction for supplying medicinal...
A South Australian cannabis oil distributor has been spared a conviction for providing the drug to terminally ill people, with the judge saying her actions helped rather than harmed the recipients.
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