Manufacturers

Drug control information for manufacturers, including but not limited to the manufacture of narcotic and psychotropic drugs in Australia.

Licences

Licences issued by the Office of Drug Control (ODC) for manufacturers of narcotic and psychotropic drugs.

Apply for a medicinal cannabis licence

View all licences

Permits

Permits issued by the Office of Drug Control (ODC) for manufacturers of narcotic and psychotropic drugs.

Apply to vary an existing medicinal cannabis permit – manufacture of cannabis drugs for medicinal or scientific purposes

View all permits

Information for manufacturers

News

4 August 2023

News

New licence and permit variation forms for the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme coming soon

We are updating the licence and permit variation forms for the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme.
4 August 2023

News

Updated information on the regulation of MDMA and psilocybine

Read the latest information on the regulation of MDMA and psilocybine.
21 July 2023

News

New fees and charges for the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme

Find out about the new fees and charges for the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme starting in August 2023.

Resources

Guidance

Guidance: Fees and charges

Summary of fees and charges arising from the Australian Narcotic Drugs legislation and associated regulations.
Application forms

Application form: variation to an existing medicinal cannabis permit – manufacture activities of a cannabis drug for medicinal or scientific purposes.

Apply for a variation to an existing medicinal cannabis permit - relating to manufacture activities of cannabis drugs for medicinal or scientific purposes (under the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967).
Application forms

Application form: variation to medicinal cannabis licence (type 3) – change to layout of site, floorplan, authorised activities, add authorised person/s.

Apply for a type 3 variation of a medicinal cannabis licence under the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967.

Have your say

You can comment on Office of Drug Control reviews and reforms when we run public consultations on the Consultation hub. You'll find information about previous consultations on our consultation page.

Consultation hub

Sub menu

Manufacturers

Licences

Apply for a medicinal cannabis licence

Permits

Apply to vary an existing medicinal cannabis permit – manufacture of cannabis drugs for medicinal or scientific purposes

Information for manufacturers

Manufacturing narcotic drugs in Australia

Cultivating and producing cannabis for medicinal or scientific purposes

Reporting and compliance obligations for medicinal cannabis

News

New licence and permit variation forms for the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme coming soon

Updated information on the regulation of MDMA and psilocybine

New fees and charges for the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme

Resources

Guidance: Fees and charges

Application form: variation to an existing medicinal cannabis permit – manufacture activities of a cannabis drug for medicinal or scientific purposes.

Application form: variation to medicinal cannabis licence (type 3) – change to layout of site, floorplan, authorised activities, add authorised person/s.

Have your say

Help us improve the Office of Drug Control site