Legal Cannabis
- Exclusive
- Melbourne
Seven-minute scripts: How top cannabis company encourages quick consults with doctor bonuses
Doctors at Australia’s top cannabis firm can see up to eight patients an hour in quick consults, with incentives tied to patient volume targets.
- Clay Lucas
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‘Fishy from the outset’: Millions in crowdsourced cannabis cash sparks landmark battle
A crowdsourcing investment initiative by fast-growing market giant Montu’s has descended into acrimony and unprecedented action from a corporate regulator.
- Clay Lucas
- Opinion
- Drugs
Drug-driving rates are soaring, but it’s not just down to extra testing
Remember the ad campaign, “If you drink then drive, you’re a bloody idiot”? It’s time to think about a drug-driving campaign.
- Milad Haghani
- Exclusive
- Drug reform
Legalise cannabis in NSW? These MPs don’t think it’s a bad idea
Ahead of the long-promised drug summit, three government MPs have supported calls for an overhaul of cannabis laws in NSW.
- Max Maddison
Victoria may end automatic licence loss for drivers testing positive for cannabis
Advocates and patients say it’s time the law was modernised to reflect the use of medicinal cannabis.
- Broede Carmody and Clay Lucas
- Updated
- Investigations
Australia’s biggest medicinal cannabis company launches legal action over news story
Montu is demanding The Age take down a story about its contentious customer referral system and reveal the sources behind it.
- Liam Mannix
- Exclusive
- Melbourne
As Canadian cannabis conquers Australia, local growers face tough rules
Canadian cannabis is flooding Australia’s medicinal market, leaving local growers struggling to compete with looser standards and raising concerns about quality.
- Clay Lucas
- Exclusive
- Melbourne
Ninety patients a day: Telehealth tick-and-flick cannabis scripts under fire
One GP wrote an average of one script every five minutes, fuelling concerns over the money on offer, with online job ads for doctors offering up to $350 an hour.
- Clay Lucas
- Investigation
- AHPRA
Cannabis Inc: Australia’s booming medicinal weed industry
Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry has taken boomed since legalisation in 2016 – but its growth is raising questions for many in the health sector.
- Editorial
- For subscribers
The medicinal cannabis business risks going up in smoke
There are legitimate reasons cannabis has been legalised for medicinal purposes, but the industry has serious questions to answer about regulation, medical ethics and risks to consumers.
- The Herald's View
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