Covering a vast expanse of millions of square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean, the Oceania region is a complicated and incredibly diverse corner of the world.
And while the climate and largely agrarian economies of many Oceania countries are ideally suited to cannabis, the laws of much of the region remain well below those of North America.
There are countries with medical legislation, notably Australia and New Zealand, both of which have legal therapeutic cannabis programs and could be on the road to recreational legalization in the coming years.
On a smaller scale, Guam has legalized the recreational use of cannabis and Vanuatu has decided to authorize the cultivation of cannabis for export.
New Zealand's medical cannabis sector is expanding rapidly, but now faces significant growing pains. While patient access to medical...
New Caledonia is about to take a strategic turn in its agricultural and industrial policy. A legislative proposal submitted to the Congress of New Caledonia sets out a roadmap for...
New Zealand has approved a hemp regulatory overhaul that removes licensing requirements and raises the THC threshold to...
Scientists at the University of Adelaide (Australia), in collaboration with the German technology company Compolytics, have developed a non-destructive scanning technique capable of predicting...
After three years of coordinated Industrial Hemp Variety Trials (IHVT) conducted by AgriFutures Australia, Australian hemp growers now have the first guide...
Australia and Germany are taking opposite paths in the medical cannabis market. While both countries are seeking to control the rapid growth of their...
Vanuatu is poised to unlock its long-stalled hemp and medical cannabis industries, as lawmakers debate a new bill aimed at...
Two major professional organizations, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, are calling on the Australian government to take urgent action to combat...
Australian medical cannabis producers are warning of an existential threat to the domestic industry: increased imports of price-smashing products...
Researchers at the University of South Australia claim to have succeeded in significantly increasing the solubility of cannabidiol (CBD) and improving its absorption in the gastrointestinal tract. In...
Outside North America, investors and entrepreneurs in the cannabis sector tend to focus on Germany, Poland and...
The Australian medical cannabis market is experiencing an unprecedented boom since its legalization in 2016, with projections suggesting that sales will quadruple from...
The Australian Senate has halted progress on the Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023, voting 13-24 in favour...
The Fijian government is continuing its work to establish a legal cannabis industry. Trade Minister Manoa Kamikamica has confirmed that work on the legalization of...
The Australian Parliament is set to vote on a cannabis legalization bill later this month, put forward by the local Green Party. A national framework...
Australian company ECS Botanics has secured an exclusive partnership with Californian breeder Terphogz to grow and sell its cannabis flowers in Germany, Australia...
The movement to legalize cannabis for adult use in Australia has hit a major roadblock. The Legislative Committee of the...
Last week, the Australian Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislative Committee held its first hearing on the legalization of adult...
The government of the Australian state of Victoria has said it is open to discussions on decriminalizing the personal use of cannabis, raising the possibility of a...
New Zealand's Ministry of Health has for the first time granted cultivation authorization for research on an indigenous magic mushroom, Psilocybe...
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