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On 23 September 2025, the Pharmacy Board of Australia released guidelines on the supply of medicinal cannabis to target unsafe supply practices. The guidelines aim to better regulate medicinal cannabis prescriptions that may be…
Australia’s State and Territories each have their own laws regulating access to it and the imposition of penalties.
On 9 July 2025, Ahpra published guidance on medicinal cannabis prescribing. We summarise 5 key takeaways for prescribers and provide additional guidance for medicinal cannabis businesses.
As Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry grows, so too does the scrutiny over how it’s marketed. The recent actions taken by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) against several entities for alleged unlawful advertising…
Source: https://www.kwm.com/au/en/insights/latest-thinking/shades-of-green-medicinal-cannabis-use-no-longer-black-and-white-in-the-workplace.html
Importation, cultivation, production, and other activities conducted for medicinal and scientific purposes are lawful under federal Australian law when the necessary licenses and permits have been obtained. Growing cannabis for…
Andrew Proudfoot of McInnes Wilson Lawyers (part time) in Australia highlights on Linked In a new report the firm has just published He writes With the United in Compassion 2025 Symposium less than 24 hours away, a timely update…
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Health practitioners prescribing or supplying medicinal cannabis operate in a complex and evolving regulatory landscape. We highlight key considerations here.
The legalisation of cannabis, hash, hemp and related products has now occurred in many jurisdictions in the United States giving rise to a whole array of edible products, including hash gummies, cookies, brownies and more!…
In New South Wales (NSW), drivers using medicinal cannabis under medical supervision and found with small quantities of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in their system can face substantial financial penalties and loss of…
It is important to note that advertising health services is subject to different regulations than advertising therapeutic products. Consequently, advertisers, manufacturers and sponsors must evaluate whether their business name…
Recent enforcement by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) indicates that the regulator is actively monitoring and taking legal action against businesses and individuals that it considers are engaging in the…
com/australia/crime/1474172/is-weed-legal-in-australia In Australia, there is support for decriminalising marijuana as well as legalising growing cannabis plants at home for personal use.
Source: https://hallandwilcox.com.au/thinking/navigating-regulatory-requirements-promoting-and-advertising-medicines-including-medicinal-cannabis/
S. are becoming marijuana-friendly, many states are simultaneously attempting to enact more restrictive laws with respect to hemp-derived cannabinoids. Participants in the federally legal hemp industry are already required to…