Australian Advisory Council on the Medicinal Use of Cannabis (AACMC)
Advice from the Australian Advisory Council on the Medicinal Use of Cannabis to the Assistant Minister on issues related to medicinal cannabis use.
The Australian Advisory Council on the Medicinal Use of Cannabis (the Council) was established in 2016 with the Minister for Health and Aged Care as both the establishing authority and appointing authority.
The Council was extended for three consecutive tenures, with its third and final two-year term expiring on 30 June 2023.
The Council provided advice to the Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care on issues relating to the medicinal use of cannabis in accordance with the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 and the implementation of the regulatory scheme under the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967.
Going forward the Council will be reconstituted to a Medicinal Cannabis Expert Working Group.
Secretariat
The Office of Drug Control, part of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, provided secretariat support to the Council.
Questions, comments, or enquiries can be made at MCCouncil@health.gov.au.