Posts with tag Cannabis

On the 3rd February 2021, the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis) Bill 2021 (Bill) was introduced into the Australian Parliament. The Bill aims to streamline the current regulatory scheme for cultivation, production, research and manufacture of medicinal cannabis. The Bill encompasses amendments to the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 (Act) to reflect recommendations that came out of a review of the Act. The objectives of the Act are to prevent abuse and diversion of controlled narcotics and to...