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Bid to give Aussie state the most relaxed cannabis laws in the country

The laws would allow residents to possess 50g of marijuana and households to grow four plants - but is it the right move?

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Legalise Cannabis WA plans to introduce a bill to allow West Australians to possess 50g of cannabis and households to grow up to four plants.

Extreme move to tackle alarming vaping trend in schools

Staff say the number of students seen vaping has been ‘increasingly drastically’.

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The Alcohol and Drug Foundation says 14 per cent of 12 to 17-year-olds have tried an e-cigarette. File image.

Think you’re OK because you only drink on weekends? Think again, study says

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Consuming multiple drinks at one sitting is widespread in this population segment, but many may not know they are binge drinkers.

Urgent warning over ‘high dose’ MDMA tablets circulating in NSW

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Residents in NSW have been warned about the dangers of taking illicit drugs. File.

WA’s new plan to tackle ‘harmful’ vaping trend

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The Alcohol and Drug Foundation says 14 per cent of 12 to 17-year-olds have tried an e-cigarette. File image.

Aussie jurisdiction to decriminalise ‘small amounts’ of illicit drugs

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The ACT government will support a private members bill to decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs. File.