SBS News ‘The Too Hard Basket’ podcast: Three-part series investigating drugs in Australia
A new three-episode series investigating drugs in Australia is now available on the SBS News podcast ‘The Too Hard Basket’, featuring insights from three Penington Institute experts. Listen now to hear from Penington Institute CEO John Ryan, board member Scott Wilson, and Manager of Research and Policy Dr Karen Gelb as they discuss Australia’s approach […]
New data on cannabis availability, use and treatment from the AIHW further supports the urgent need for sensible cannabis regulation.
Following the release of new data from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), Penington Institute is calling for urgent attention from governments to reduce community harms by introducing a regulated cannabis market for adult use. The AIHW Trends in Cannabis Availability, Use, and Treatment in Australia, 2013–14 to 2021–22 report reveals findings in cannabis […]
Cannabis Use Disorder: Insights from Professor Nick Lintzeris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-AM-JKFG3E Watch the full webinar above, recorded live on 29 April 2024. Join addiction medicine specialist Professor Nick Lintzeris for a free webinar on the role of medicinal cannabis as a treatment approach for people living with cannabis use disorder. In this webinar, Professor Lintzeris will explore the use of agonist and substitution treatments (such […]
Hydromorphone for Opioid Use Disorder: Insights from the Feasibility of Opioid Injecting Trial
https://youtu.be/0bk0VodiDXs?si=1ilJOM2Ls0exnrrs Watch the full webinar above, recorded live on 03 April 2024 Penington Institute invites you to join us for a discussion featuring an expert panel on the trial of short-acting injectable opioid treatment – IV hydromorphone. Supervised Injectable Opioid Treatment is a proven intervention designed for individuals with opioid dependence when conventional treatments have not […]
‘Neil Mitchell Asks Why?’ podcast: Why cannabis will be legalised in the next decade
Penington Institute board member Mick Palmer, former head of the Australian Federal Police, discusses the future of cannabis in Australia on the podcast ‘Neil Mitchell Asks Why?’ In this episode, ‘Why cannabis will be legalised in the next decade’, Mick Palmer joins Neil Mitchell and adolescent psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg to discuss the pros and cons […]
Herald Sun: Penington Institute survey says Victorians want cannabis reform
Penington Institute CEO John Ryan discusses new research showing most Victorians are in favour of cannabis regulation over criminalisation. In this Herald Sun article, journalist Robyn Riley reports on Penington Institute’s recent survey of 1500 Victorians on their perspectives on cannabis reform. The survey found that 54% of Victorians are in favour of decriminalising cannabis […]
A call for urgent cannabis policy reform in Victoria: The community has spoken
Key points: New research (November 2023) commissioned by Penington Institute shows Victorians unequivocally support cannabis regulation for adult personal use, recognising the critical and urgent need to mitigate the harms of the current approach. The research also confirms an overriding community sentiment that our current laws and policies remain starkly misaligned and outdated. The research, […]
Global Perspectives on Australia’s Cannabis Future series: Economics of cannabis regulation
https://youtu.be/pZP2rfpE8vc?si=rZf2AI16OmexNIk- Watch the full webinar above, recorded live on 27 March 2024 Penington Institute is delighted to invite you to the fourth webinar in our Global Perspectives on Australia’s Cannabis Future series: Economics of cannabis regulation. In this webinar, we are going to explore the commercial and economic aspects of regulated cannabis markets; how regulatory […]
The Age: Melbourne remains nation’s heroin capital, snapshot of illicit drug use shows
Following the release of Report 21 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program by the Ausralian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), Penington Institute CEO, John Ryan, spoke with Melissa Cunningham from The Age about the findings. John spoke about the overdose crisis in Australia, the issue of opioid substitution treatment (OST) programs not reaching those who […]
National drug survey reveals increased community support for cannabis regulation alongside other sensible drug policy reforms
The results of the National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022-23 (NDSHS) released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) reinforce a clear message that Australians are sending to policymakers: Australia is ready for cannabis policy reform. According to the survey, 45 per cent of Australians support legalising and regulating cannabis, a jump […]