Instead of arranging hand-to-hand deliveries, the gang pre-hid drugs at secret “dead drop” locations nationwide. Once payment was confirmed, the AI bot sent GPS coordinates and photos of the hiding place. www.nationthailand.com/news/general...

"Most vape cartridges are made from floor sweepings." www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscom...

The journal's editor-in-chief, Martin van den Berg, cited a litany of serious flaws from failing to include carcinogenicity studies available at the time to undisclosed contributions by Monsanto employees and even questions around financial compensation. phys.org/news/2025-12...

The 22% reduction in opioid use may seem modest, but researchers emphasise this aligns with current clinical recommendations for gradual opioid tapering over extended periods rather than rapid cessation. marijuana.com.au/substitution/

this looks cool. A Japanese riff on the biodome. newatlas.com/architecture...

Nothing quite like being able to look back and see things through the lens of those who believed previously.

Lea-Smith was charged with fail to rescue, but that was dropped. The inquest into Holly’s death found she died as a result of a blow to her head, caused by someone else or by a fall. #ACAB australianfemicidewatch.org/2025/12/02/d...

tfw you find out the medical cannabis that's proudly being "🇦🇺Made In Australia🇦🇺" is actually from a farm that's 95% owned by a company listed on the Shanghai stock exchange. #HomeGrowAmnesty

The doctor quoted in this article thinks patients actually smoke dog shit. Says everything, really. #HomeGrowAmnesty www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

1st day of Summer.😳 I'm still waiting for Spring..

President Hernandez was serving 45 years in prison for a plot to distribute 400 tons of cocaine before Trump pardoned him. Meanwhile, Trump is murdering fishermen in small boats for allegedly smuggling far smaller amounts.

I mean, what were you doing when you were 21..🤔 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Watched this doco last night. Wildly inspirational. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J8yzvjbQ

This change could redefine what counts as legal hemp and effectively outlaw many of the products that have fueled the sector's rapid growth over the last seven years. www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...

At the same time, it warns of inequities in emerging legal markets, "corporate capture", and insufficient attention to gender, Indigenous rights, and environmental impacts. www.undp.org/publications...

“It makes you cry. It makes me really hurt — as if somebody ripped your heart out.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Soon after admission, the pet’s owner discovered that three edibles, each with 10 milligrams of cannabinoid and cannabinol, were missing and alerted the veterinarians. The team used an over-the-counter test designed for humans to check the ferret’s urine. www.dailyfly.com/2025/11/20/w...

I mean, when has prohibition not worked...🫠 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

The findings paint a picture of an industry with enormous potential being throttled by poor seed quality, regulatory uncertainty and infrastructure gaps. For growers, processors and investors, the data offers both a roadmap and a warning. #hemp marijuana.com.au/australias-h...

Australian researchers have developed a breakthrough method that could transform how cannabis cultivators manage crops, predict yields, and ensure regulatory compliance, all without damaging a single plant. marijuana.com.au/hyperspectral/

Bit of light weekend reading for you.😏 cannatechtoday.com/how-big-phar...

The change, effective in a year, delivers a death blow to the "low-dose" THC-infused beverages industry, which has rapidly expanded in U.S. states such as Minnesota and Tennessee that permitted the drinks. Most have at least 1 milligram of THC, giving drinkers a buzz. www.reuters.com/world/us/dea...

The legislation would mean that nearly all hemp-derived THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, products are removed from store shelves across the country next year. www.newsweek.com/hemp-ban-ful...

call me crazy, but i think this ai thing is actually a bonus if you're a creative. ai can do many things, and most to a PhD. standard. What it can't do is come up with the initial concept or expand on it in the same way you or I would..🤔 make of that what you will.

Meet Larry, one of the resident blue-tongues in my backyard.

It is now clear that America was complicit in the dismissal of Whitlam. And Australia, starting with Fraser, has been nothing but an obsequious toad ever since. #AusPol #TheDismissal

“It’s hopeless”. “We’re cooked.” “It’s not worth it.” “No vale la pena.” www.aclu-wi.org/news/the-fig...

The Palestinian groups’ YouTube channels hosted hours of footage documenting and highlighting alleged Israeli government violations of international law in both Gaza and the West Bank, including the killing of Palestinian civilians. theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...

Same plant. Different blooms. Bloom on the left is the first bloom from a plant i bought on clearance a few months ago. Bloom on the right is #2. Bought it as stick in a pot of dirt with a couple of leaves on it. Threw it into a pot full of compost and this is what happened. Ideas...

Who said there was no such thing as good news...🤔 #HomeGrowAmnesty #ACAB "A man refused the right to have his medical cannabis prior to an arrest will receive a $10,000 payout from Queensland Police." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

CNX Therapeutics completed its acquisition of the global Sativex (nabiximols) business from Jazz Pharmaceuticals on 31 October 2025. marijuana.com.au/sativex/

Albanese government deports two more men to Nauru in secret, infuriating human rights advocates

archive.ph/b9Xoy Two licences issued by NSW Health were allegedly used by a criminal syndicate to supply more than 1 tonne of illicit cannabis on the streets of Sydney, with one man boasting he “had a loophole”..

Joyless. My @smh @theage cartoon.

dyk the same regulator for sunscreens also looks after medical cannabis. (Medical cannabis that has no capacity for recall..) #HomeGrowAmnesty www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

The industry's 38 tonnes of unsold inventory isn't just an economic problem. It's karma. #HomeGrowAmnesty marijuana.com.au/paythepiper/

Do you know how expensive it is to deploy B1 bombers? And polluting (they leak). I hope the cost is coming out of the ICE budget -- if the Republiconsare even keeping track of their ridiculous spending. .

Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Terrance Alan, a dynamic and fearless San Francisco activist, who went from acting in gay porn films and facing criminal charges for growing marijuana in the 1980s and ’90s to running a city commission and helping legalize cannabis, has died. #RIP www.sfgate.com/cannabis/art...

I liked this article. mgmagazine.com/business/gro...

The question is not whether reform is possible. Germany proves it is. The question is whether Australia's regulators will prioritize patient access and autonomy over the commercial interests that have shaped the current framework. marijuana.com.au/prohibitiont...

Take me down to the back paddock. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

link to the AMA sub recommending no cat 5. "These measures complement our recommendation to suspend Category 5 (>98% THC) products during the review and restore ARTG registration as the default for routine supply." www.ama.com.au/articles/ama...

I think more people see the stickers on the bottom of my laptop.

“Shunda-maka-lay, leema-taka-shay! Koorah-day-so-lah, rah-mo-lah-tee.”

Here's the TGA sub by the Legalise Cannabis Party that i just found while out searching. www.legalisecannabis.org.au/medical_cann...

Darrielle Williams was in his prison cell in Okeechobee, unaware that a state appeals court had ruled in his case that law enforcement officers can no longer justify searching a vehicle without permission because they say they smell the odor of marijuana. floridapolitics.com/archives/759...

If you didn't put in a submission to the TGA medical cannabis consultation, you have missed the opportunity to have something/anything effectual to say about the current state of medical cannabis in Australia.

fwiw..the TGA consultation form has a 1000 character limit on responses. It also has a standalone upload feature, but you only discover it exists on the very last page and after you've edited all of the ones in your working doc. down to fit the form. #ugh

Last day to make your submission to the TGA consultation. consultations.tga.gov.au/medicines-re...