July 2024
This place decriminalised drugs. It didn’t go well
The policy was introduced in British Columbia as a way of alleviating the opioid crisis. But scenes of people openly using drugs on city streets and soaring deaths have sparked a fierce backlash.
July 2023
Cannabis producer Dragonfly set for ASX debut
The cannabis company is set to list in August and intends to raise up to $5 million at 20¢ a piece.
February 2023
Drug sniffing squirrels – I want to believe
The rodents may or may not being doing the job as claimed but they are winning the PR war.
January 2023
The ‘renaissance’ of psychedelic therapy in mental health
Around Australia and the world, scientists, psychiatrists and CEOs are mapping out the potential of psychedelics. But not everyone’s on the same page.
April 2022
How magic mushrooms are helping traumatised veterans
A recently retired Green Beret had tried antidepressants, therapy and a support dog to fight depression but none worked as well as psychedelic drugs.
January 2022
How Oklahoma smoked California as the marijuana boom state
It’s not even legalised in the conservative state, but it now boasts more retail cannabis stores than Colorado, Oregon and Washington combined.
December 2021
Ten ways cities came back in 2021
Here are 10 ways cities, not only continued to move forward in a hectic year, but also brought ingenuity and innovation to residents.
November 2019
Coroner calls for radical drug policy change in NSW
The coroner overseeing an inquest into drug-related deaths at NSW music festivals says pill testing should be trialled because the evidence in favour of it is "compelling".
October 2019
Banker's magic mushroom experiment pays off
Peter Hunt, the former chairman of Greenhill, flew to the Netherlands to take psilocybin. He says "it was like pushing a reset button" on his brain. With partner Tania de Jong, they are funding the use of psychedelics to treat mental illness.
June 2019
Opioids are an American crisis; a Perth doctor might have the remedy
Some 48,000 Americans die every year from opioid overdoses, a crisis that helped pushed President Trump into office; a Perth doctor may be able to help.
April 2019
World's biggest pot company expects revenue to top $1b
But despite the boost in revenue, Canopy's CEO says he doesn't expect the company to become profitable in the current reporting period.