Have your say on the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill

Parliament’s Health Committee is seeking public submissions on the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill.

The bill would amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to:
• introduce an exception and a statutory defence for terminally ill people to possess and use illicit cannabis and to possess a cannabis utensil; and
• provide a regulation-making power to enable the setting of standards that products manufactured, imported and supplied under licence must meet; and
• amend Schedule 2 of the Act so that cannabidiol (CBD) and CBD products are no longer classed as controlled drugs.

The measures are intended to improve access to medicinal cannabis. They are guided by the principles of fairness, quality and safety, and compassion.

Don’t miss this opportunity to have your say.

Tell the Health Committee what you think about this bill
Send your submission on the bill by midnight on 21 March 2018.

For more details about the bill:
• Read the full content of the bill
• Get more details about the bill

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