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Medicinal cannabis is any product that contains cannabis, or components derived from cannabis, that is prescribed by a doctor to treat the symptoms of a medical condition.
YES. Medical cannabis is now legal in Australia if an authorised prescriber (doctor) decides the treatment appropriate for you, you receive approval for use from Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), and you obtain the medicinal cannabis with a valid prescription.
Medical Cannabis is being successfully prescribed to help with sleep, anxiety, pain issues and much more. Research around the benefits of the plant in Australia is still very limited but change in the space is happening daily.
Currently, there are no restrictions imposed by the TGA on the indications/conditions for which a medical practitioner may apply for medical cannabis for their patient. The body of clinical evidence continues to grow daily, meaning a variety of other conditions may be recognised to have positive associated outcomes with cannabinoid medications.
The current rules around driving with medical cannabis in your system change from state to state in Australia. It is best to consult your Medical Cannabis specialist in each state to clarify the local rules for driving with medical cannabis in your system.
NO. Most experts agree that cannabis is generally not physically addictive. This means it doesn’t have medically verified properties that can establish a physical dependence in the average body, unlike many other commonly prescribed drugs such as opioids.