Medicinal Cannabis in Australia: Your Legal Rights
Reports about the benefits of medicinal cannabis are growing and Queensland has now joined New South Wales in passing laws approving the drug for use as a medical treatment, but that doesn't mean you can just light up in the Sunshine State and say it's a prescription.
Earlier this year the Federal Government introduced laws that established a licensing scheme to allow medicinal cannabis to be cultivated, manufactured and supplied in Australia, rather than relying on imported product. However, the States and Territories need to introduce similar legislation to allow their residents to access the cannabis through this Scheme, which is what the Queensland Government has now achieved.
The new Queensland laws are restrictive in that they do not broadly decriminalise the growing of, supply and use of cannabis. Any growth and supply of cannabis outside of the law will be illegal, regardless of whether the intention was medicinal....
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