MHW-SA23-5444 Mr Shannon Riggs Secretary Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis Email: JCLMC@parliament.sa.gov.au Dear Mr Riggs Thank you for your correspondence inviting Drug and Alcohol Services (DASSA) within SA Health to provide a submission regarding the use of medicinal cannabis in South Australia.

Regarding SAPOL on Medicinal Cannabis in South Australia A supplementary submission to the South Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis in response to Submission No. 007 David B.

Late last year we published the Cannabis in Australia 2022 Report, which examined Australia's approach to medicinal cannabis, illicit cannabis and hemp in Australia.

MedTEC Pharma’s Response to the South Australian Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis Page 1 of 8 1.

Regarding SAPOL on Medicinal Cannabis in South Australia A supplementary submission to the South Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis in response to Submission No. 007 David B.

The fact is, nevertheless, I was dealing with a large number of people who were taking medicinal cannabis.

In short, many Australian doctors oppose any expansion of access to medicinal cannabis because there is insufficient evidence of its benefits.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LEGALISATION OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS Evidence in Camera Constitution Room, Old Parliament House Friday, 29 September 2023 at 11:30am WITNESSES WITNESS A ..................................................................................................................................... 111 WITNESS B ..................................................................................................................................... 111 Friday, 29 September 2023 House of Assembly Page 111 JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LEGALISATION OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS WITNESSES: WITNESS A WITNESS B Evidence in camera: 434 The CHAIRPERSON: The committee has agreed to take the following evidence in camera.

Of that 20,000, only 550 are for medicinal cannabis.

The ALA welcomes the opportunity to have input into the Joint Committee inquiry on legalisation of medicinal cannabis in South Australia. 2.