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Australian government creates national scheme to regulate medical cannabis growers

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 04:20

The Turnbull government has announced the creation of a nationally consistent licencing scheme to regulate the controlled cultivation of cannabis for medicinal or scientific purposes. 

By removing the need for states and territories to implement individual cultivation schemes, legislation will be consistent across the country for growers, according to Minister for Health Sussan Ley. The Commonwealth would now oversee all regulatory aspects of the cultivation of medical cannabis through one national scheme.  

The decision follows consultation with state and territory governments and law enforcement agencies over the past month. Legislation will be introduced in the first sitting period of 2016 to allow comments on the exposure draft to be considered in full over the next couple of months. 

“Allowing controlled cultivation locally will provide the critical ‘missing piece’ for a sustainable legal supply of safe medicinal cannabis products for Australian patients in the future,” Ley said. 

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