Chronic pain sufferer avoids prison after cultivating cannabis on his property
A Victorian man who suffers from chronic pain has avoided jail after he was caught growing 63+ kilograms worth of cannabis plants in his garden. T...
Victoria Cannabis News
Latest cannabis news and updates from Victoria.
Victorian police seize millions in cannabis during a busy week of raids
Victorian police have had a busy week, seizing millions worth of cannabis in a handful of raids carried out in the state's West. On Monday, N...
Vietnamese man sentenced over his role as crop sitter in Oakleigh cannabis house
A Vietnamese man has been slapped with 13 months in prison for his role as a crop sitter in a cannabis grow house in Oakleigh (in Melbourne's south-ea...
Green Grampians: Victoria police seize 200+ cannabis plants from Horsham grow houses
While the Grampians is typically renowned for its lush forests, police have discovered a different sort of green growing in two houses in Horsham.&nbs...
Victoria police seize 340 cannabis plants from grow house in Ravenhall
Detectives from the Eastern Crime Squad executed a search warrant on the property on Wednesday afternoon (October 6th). The property is located on Euc...
Victoria police seize $1 million in cannabis plants from Gembrook home
Detectives from Victoria's Southern Metro Crime Unit have seized a massive quantity of cannabis from a home in Gembrook (located in Melbourne's southe...
Melbourne's Maribyrnong Council is inviting its community to speak on their medical cannabis proposal
At a meeting of their councillors last week, including Mayor Michael Clarke, the council discussed the potential opportunity of venturing into the luc...
Unanimous support for Melbourne council's medical cannabis plan
On Tuesday night, the Maribyrnong council members convened to discuss starting up their own medical cannabis business in order to reduce rates for the...
Melbourne council wants to lower rates by selling cannabis
On Tuesday night September 14th, Melbourne's Maribyrnong City Council will vote on a strange proposal that could see the council growing and selling m...
Melbourne man jailed for growing cannabis to "make ends meet" during COVID-19
A Melbourne man has been slapped with a short prison sentence after he grew cannabis to "make ends meet" during COVID-19. Victorian police ar...
Victoria police seize $4 million in cannabis in a blitz of raids
This week, Victorian police have seized millions in cannabis from several grow houses in Melbourne's western suburbs as part of a new blitz on cannabi...
Victoria police seize $12 million in cannabis from crime syndicate across ten months
Victoria police have seized up to $12 million in cannabis from a crime syndicate across many months. The cannabis comes from eleven cannabis ...
Vietnamese national who evaded immigration authorities pleads guilty over cannabis operation
A Vietnamese national who was in Australia illegally has pleaded guilty over his role in a large-scale cannabis cultivation operation in Portland (350...
"We are missing an opportunity" for cannabis law reform says Dr Cumming
Speaking on August 5th in relation to the 'Inquiry into the Use of Cannabis in Victoria', Dr Catherine Cumming of the Independent Party mentioned that...
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews dismisses cannabis inquiry findings despite expert recommendations
Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews has dismissed the recommendations of the state's recent parliamentary inquiry into recreational cannabis. T...
What does Victoria's 'Inquiry into the Use of Cannabis' report actually say?
Recently, the Victorian government published a report investigating potential ways to make cannabis use safer in Victoria. The report is the work of M...
In the open: Victorian Police seek to continue war on cannabis purely for funding
Results from the Inquiry into the Use of Cannabis in Victoria were released on Thursday with comments from Dan Andrews immediately shutting down any n...
Victorian government suggests new approach that would allow medical cannabis patients to drive legally
Under Australia's current drug-driving laws, it is illegal for anyone to drive with THC in their body. As up to 70% of Australia's medical cannabis pa...
"We really need to look at more of an evidence-based approach," young Victorians say
On Monday, the 28th of June, Victoria's Inquiry into the Use of Cannabis held a special youth workshop. The workshop discussed cannabis prohibition, e...
Melbourne pop star Jess Makaveli avoids jail for home cannabis crop
Aspiring pop star Jesica Bustamante (aka Jess Makaveli) has avoided a jail sentence after growing cannabis in her Maidstone home. Bustamante wa...