With the medicinal cannabis industry booming, Penington Institute urges governments to review their policy options
Download report Download media release In short: Penington Institute’s new report, Cannabis in Australia 2024, reveals the latest trends and insights on both medicinal and personal use cannabis in Australia. The Australian medicinal cannabis market has been growing significantly over the past two years, with Australians expected to spend over a billion dollars on […]
Webinar series: Global Perspectives on Australia’s Cannabis Future
Our popular webinar series, ‘Global Perspectives on Australia’s Cannabis Future’, is now available to watch on demand. Join us as we ask leading experts to share their cannabis policy insights from Australia and around the globe. Using real world examples and hard evidence, this webinar series tackles the big questions as we consider an Australian […]
Penington Institute urges Victorian Government to implement medicinal cannabis driving reform
Penington Institute endorses the recommendations of a report tabled in Victorian Parliament today that would allow judicial discretion to apply to motorists who use medicinal cannabis and are not impaired while driving. The report offers an interim proposal for a significant Victorian driving law reform, which would ensure that people who are prescribed medicinal cannabis […]
Nitazenes: Smarter monitoring, faster alerts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJYV5qFatU Join our panel of experts from across Australia and New Zealand for a crucial discussion on coordinating timely responses to synthetic opioids like nitazenes and other emerging drugs. Following the release of Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2024 and our popular webinar, Nitazenes: An expert panel discussion, this webinar delves into how we can build […]
ABC News: Drug overdose deaths continue to climb as advocates slam ‘deplorable’ government inaction
In this ABC News story, Penington Institute CEO John Ryan discusses the sobering statistics revealed in Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2024, while lived experience advocate Jen Furby shares her tragic story of losing her daughter to overdose. This story, Drug overdose deaths continue to climb as advocates slam ‘deplorable’ government inaction, by national health equity reporter […]
The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Terrifying potency’: The overdose-inducing drug invading suburbia
As we launch Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2024, Penington Institute CEO John Ryan discusses the increasing threat of nitazenes in Australia with the Sydney Morning Herald. In this article, ‘Terrifying potency’: The overdose-inducing drug invading suburbia, The Sydney Morning Hearld crime and justice reporter Amber Schultz highlights the rising number of opioid overdose deaths in Australia, […]
Jen’s story: Losing a loved one to overdose
Jen Furby is a Melbourne-based teacher whose only daughter, Nicole, died of a mixed-toxicity drug overdose in 2022. Nicole was 25. By sharing her tragic loss, Jen hopes to start conversations and change community perceptions about drug overdose. This is her story. I didn’t know how to start this story, as I feel like there […]
Legalising Cannabis in Victoria Could Deliver Billions in Benefits, new Penington Institute report shows
The data and trends revealed in Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2024, released today by Penington Institute, shows the urgent need for a National Overdose Prevention Strategy. Download report Overdose is an escalating national crisis, with approximately six Australians losing their lives to overdose every day. The annual number of overdose deaths in Australia has almost […]
Overdose in Australia: Findings from Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2024
Join our webinar for expert insights on the latest data on overdose in Australia, as we launch Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2024. Penington Institute is pleased to invite you to our special webinar, offering an opportunity to engage with thought leaders and experts on overdose prevention in Australia. This year, we are honoured to be […]
Nitazenes: An expert panel discussion
Drawing on fresh lessons from overseas, Penington Institute presents this important webinar featuring an expert panel discussing strategies and responses to help prevent nitazene-related harms in Australia. There is global concern about the rising rates of harm due to nitazenes – a class of potent synthetic opioids that can be 50-500 times stronger than heroin […]