Medicinal cannabis hub
Information about access pathways for medicinal cannabis products.
The medicinal cannabis hub brings together information on the regulation of medicinal cannabis in Australia along with guidance material and information resources for consumers, health professionals, sponsors, and manufacturers.
While the TGA regulates the access, most medicinal cannabis products are considered to be unapproved medicines. Unapproved medicines have not been assessed by the TGA for safety, quality or effectiveness.
However, where clinically appropriate, there are pathways for registered health care professionals to access medicinal cannabis products for their patients.
More information
- Applications and reporting
- Medicinal cannabis products by active ingredients
- Resources, clinical trials and clinical evidence
- Presentation: TGO93 testing and regulation of medicinal cannabis
Frequently asked questions
- Access to medicinal cannabis products
- Accessing medicinal cannabis for a patient
- Importation, manufacture and supply of unapproved medicinal cannabis products
Data
- Medicinal Cannabis Access Data Dashboard
- Medicinal cannabis Special Access Scheme Category A data
- Medicinal cannabis Special Access Scheme Category B data
Reforms
- Webinar presentation: Medicinal cannabis - Changes to Special Access Scheme (SAS) and Authorised Prescriber applications, 22 November 2021
- Webinar presentation: Medicinal cannabis - Changes to sponsor requirements for supplying unapproved medicinal cannabis products in Australia, 22 November 2021
- Webinar presentation: Medicinal cannabis - Changes to Special Access Scheme (SAS) and Authorised Prescriber applications, 23 November 2021
- Webinar: Medicinal cannabis reforms
Latest articles
- Three medicinal cannabis companies fined almost $1 million for alleged unlawful advertisingFines totalling $972,360 given to three medicinal cannabis companies for alleged unlawful advertising
- TGA warns consumers about potential harm from unlawfully supplied medicinal cannabisThe TGA is warning consumers about the risks of buying medicinal cannabis products online
- Reminder: supply and advertising controls on medicinal cannabisThe TGA is reminding businesses involved with medicinal cannabis products of their regulatory obligations under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
Latest publications
- Notice of final decision to amend (or not amend) the current Poisons Standard - cannabidiolPublic notice of the delegate's final decision to amend the Poisons Standard in relation to cannabidiol (private application and delegate initiated) - Joint ACMS-ACCS #25 and #26 (June and November 2020).
- Testing of medicinal cannabis products being supplied via SAS in AustraliaThe TGA has released a report summarising the recent laboratory testing of medicinal cannabis products
- Infographic: How to access medicinal cannabisInfographic provides an overview of consumer access to medicinal cannabis in Australia