Medicinal cannabis
Cultivation, manufacture, importation and exportation of medicinal cannabis is tightly controlled by the Office of Drug Control (ODC), the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and local state and territories.
Medicinal cannabis for patients
Medicinal cannabis and products are only available for specific patient groups under medical supervision. Medical practitioners will only be authorised to prescribe medicinal cannabis products for conditions where there is satisfactory scientific evidence supporting such use.
For medicinal cannabis information for consumers and patients the first step is to visit the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Medicinal Cannabis Expert Working Group (MCEWG)
The Medicinal Cannabis Expert Working Group (MCEWG) provides advice to the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care on issues relating to the medicinal use of cannabis, in accordance with the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 and the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. It aims to address emerging issues and developments in the field of medicinal cannabis.
Related information
Medicinal cannabis cost recovery
Information on the medicinal cannabis cost recovery model reform in our annual CRIS documents.Prescribing unapproved drugs
Medical practitioners can request access to unregistered medicines for their patients in certain circumstances.Travelling to or from Australia with medicines and medical devices
You can enter Australia with medicines for you or an immediate family member travelling with you under the traveller’s exemption. When leaving Australia, you must follow the advice of the country you are entering.Licences and permits listed by type
See our licences and permits listed by type: medicinal cannabis licence and permits, import, export and pre-export notification for kava and narcotic, psychotropic and precursor substances.
News
Cannoperations Pty Ltd fined $19,800 for alleged breaches of the Narcotic Drugs Act
The ODC has given an infringement notice totalling $19,800 to Cannoperations Pty Ltd for an alleged breach of its medicinal cannabis licence.Cannatrek Technologies Pty Ltd fined $19,800 for alleged breach of the Narcotic Drugs Act
The ODC has given an infringement notice totalling $19,800 to Cannatrek Technologies Pty Ltd for alleged breaches of its medicinal cannabis licence.MedTEC Services Pty Ltd fined $39,600 for alleged breaches of the Narcotic Drugs Act
The ODC has given two infringement notices totalling $39,600 to South Australian-based company MedTEC Services Pty Ltd (MedTEC) for alleged breaches of its medicinal cannabis licence.