A study conducted by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW has found that among the drug users interviewed, a significant proportion had used cannabis recently, with many reporting daily use. Smoking cannabis in “cones was more common that joints.” Also found was that…

Neuroscientists in the United States have conducted a study comparing the efficacy of both cannabis and a pill containing synthetic delta-9-tetrahyrdrocannabinol (THC) (Dronabinol) in relieving pain. Thirty daily cannabis smokers underwent a pain test after either smoking cannabis, taking the pill…

The Glen Drug and Rehabilitation Centre in the Hunter region, New South Wales, has reported a sharp rise in the number of clients seeking help for dependence on “synthetic drugs” such as synthetic cannabis. In the last two years, use of the substances among clients has increased from…

A recent Australian study has found that sharing cannabis “through a makeshift pipe or bong could put young Aussies at risk of a potentially fatal tuberculosis (TB).” Despite this disease being rare in Australia, three cases were reported in the Hunter region of New South Wales. One man…

A NSW Parliamentary Committee is investigating the “feasibility and safety of using cannabis as a medicine, and the legal implications of supplying cannabis to patients.” NCPIC’s Professor Jan Copeland spoke at the inquiry and stated that cannabis was “a drug of addiction and…