Although it’s (pretty much) already legal in the only states that count both NSW and Vic, the Therapeutic Goods Administration has this week signed off on medicinal cannabis.
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The move will see cannabis downgraded from a “Schedule 9”, or prohibited drug, to a “Schedule 8” controlled drug, effective from November, and paves the way for the creation of a national regulatory system.
All of this said, medical cannabis campaigner Lucy Haslam told Fairfax she reckons it could be a while before a functional system gives patients the access they need.
Lucy Haslam with Johnny “H-Dog” Howard
She also raised concerns that the industry could be “so bound up in red tape” that it wouldn’t work out.
Dope has been on the up-and-up this year. State regulations in NSW and Vic have changed to allow doctors to prescribe cannabis; more events like the Hemp Health & Innovation Expo and Free Cannabis picnic have been held; and the hemp and dope-friendly industry (places like Pure Haze or D’Munchies) continues to grow.
June’s Free Cannabis picnic
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We at Dopamine are stoked to see so many moves in the right direction, and look forward to seeing even more over the next few years.
