Australia Legalizes Medical Cannabis But Closes Vital Information Service

With all the action taking place in the United States right now, it’s easy to forget that there is in fact an important cannabis scene in most nations worldwide. It may be the US that’s making the biggest news right now in terms of cannabis policy and legalization, but thousands of miles away on the other side of the world, there’s also plenty going on. Indeed, Australia isn’t usually a country to make global cannabis headlines, but there have been a couple of developments over the past few weeks which have seen Aussies hitting the front pages of countless cannabis publications.

Those intending on producing cannabis for medicinal purposes are now able to apply for a licence to legally grow cannabis in Australia for the first time. The new policy – officially known as The Narcotic Drugs Amendment Act 2016 – came into effect a couple of weekends ago and applies only...

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