In this article, Associate Professor Anthony Harris, of Sydney University, comments on a 35-year study that found “people who consumed cannabis heavily from the age of 14 were more likely to develop schizophrenia.” Links between schizophrenia and “heavy consumption of drugs such as…

The Cape York Institute has made a submission to a parliamentary enquiry that described cannabis use on Cape York being of “epidemic proportions”. It further states that “most indigenous men on the Cape are long-term, regular cannabis users.” Financial strains caused by the…

Findings of a Queensland State Government inquiry into cannabis will be issued later this year. Chairwoman of the Social Development Committee overseeing this enquiry, MP Lindy Nelson-Carr, believes “legalisation looks out of the question, given evidence of the harm of cannabis use.”…

According to the Australian Crime Commission’s latest Illicit Drug Data Report 2008-09, Tasmania is still one of the cheapest places in Australia to buy cannabis. A standard deal of cannabis head sells for $10-$25 in Tasmania, compared with $20-$35 in other Australian states. The article also…

A number of cannabis possession cases are discussed in this article, including one where a man charged with cannabis possession who had “no plans to give up” was advised to relocate to a place where use of the drug was legal. Another case involved a woman who requested a conviction not…