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Lucy Haslam became a campaigner for legalising medical cannabis after her son, Dan (pictured), found the drug relieved the side effects of his chemotherapy treatment for bowel cancer.

The medicinal cannabis law was named after my son. Now shady companies are damaging his legacy

I was instrumental in the push to legalise medicinal cannabis in Australia when my son, Dan, was dying of cancer. It changed his life. But unscrupulous operators are ruining what I fought for.

  • Lucy Haslam

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Former Montu employee Tom Farmery.

The cannabis factory: How one doctor wrote 72,000 scripts in two years

Medicinal cannabis giant Montu’s doctors are issuing prescriptions at an alarming rate, prompting strong criticism from the federal government.

  • Angus Thomson and Clay Lucas
Concerns about the way some doctors are prescribing medicinal cannabis have prompted AHPRA to announce new guidelines.

‘Profits over patient safety’: Doctors face medicinal cannabis crackdown

Patients in emergency rooms with cannabis-induced psychosis as well as rapid consults have prompted the medical regulator to tighten controls for the booming industry.

  • Angus Thomson
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Voices raised against Minns government’s go-slow on cannabis reform

Politicians and welfare groups have joined forces to demand the Minns government acts on drug summit recommendations.

  • The Herald's View
Mia Freedman’s media company Mamamia and News Corp’s magazine division are being sued by the therapeutic goods federal watchdog, accused of unlawfully advertising medicinal cannabis.

Mia Freedman’s Mamamia and News Corp sued over cannabis ads

The media groups ran articles unlawfully promoting medicinal cannabis products, says the therapeutic goods watchdog.

  • Calum Jaspan and Kate Aubusson
The 15-year-old boy’s lawyer Ahmed Dib outside court.

Colourful underworld lawyer cops fine from law society

Underworld lawyer and amateur boxer Ahmed Dib has a colourful new partner and a slap on the wrist from the Law Society.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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Greens MP Cate Faehrmann says the cost of hiring police for NSW festivals is 12 times that of Victoria.

Police should back off drug users, says report

The final report from NSW Labor’s Drug Summit was published on Thursday.

  • Frances Howe
Recent research suggests that three in 10 cannabis users will develop cannabis-use disorder.

‘It is a public health threat just like alcohol’: Marijuana dependence linked to higher risk of suicide

Patients with cannabis-use disorder died at almost three times the rate of the general population. Young adults are most at risk, a new study has found.

  • Roni Caryn Rabin
Cryptocurrency and pot – a heady combination.

Rich Lister’s medical marijuana dreams go up in smoke

OneLife Labs has collapsed, owing its creditors $18.5 million.

  • Sarah Danckert
The University of Newcastle has launched an investigation into research linked to a medicinal cannabis project.

Dying woman and ethical doubts spark probe into cannabis cancer ‘cure’

A research project on a cannabis cancer cure is under investigation amid allegations over ethical approvals and tests being run on a terminally ill woman.

  • Liam Mannix and Clay Lucas

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