South Australia to Look at Cannabis, Hemp Changes
The South Australian government will consider lobbying the commonwealth to change laws and regulations considered barriers to the development of a medicinal cannabis industry in the state.
The government has also brought key stakeholders together to consider economic opportunities that exist for medicinal marijuana and also for the production of industrial hemp.
Industry associations, lobby groups, research bodies, companies and government departments met on Monday to discuss the potential future for both sectors.
Manufacturing Minister Kyam Maher said the state government did not want to stand in the way of economic progress.
"We will look at what needs to be changed and then let the market decide," he told reporters.
But the minister said while SA could legislate for the production of industrial hemp, regulations surrounding the production of medicinal cannabis were largely the responsibility of the federal government.
"If there are reasonable things we can do, we're happy to...
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