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.

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.

It needs to ensure that the cultivation, processing, and distribution of medicinal cannabis occurs safely as well as the enforcement of the quality control of medicinal cannabis.

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.

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

JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LEGISLATION OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS PUBLIC HEARING Inquiry into Medicinal Cannabis When: Friday 7 July 2023 from 11 am Where: Constitution Room, Old Parliament House Witnesses Appearing via Teams: Dr Joel Wren, President Society of Cannabis Clinicians Australian Chapter For further information, please contact Ms Alison Meeks (Parliamentary Officer), Ph (08) 8237 9387 or email jclmc@parliament.sa.gov.au The hearing will be Live Streamed and can be accessed via the parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/en/About-Parliament/Live-Broadcast#0##0 mailto:jclmc@parliament.sa.gov.au https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/en/About-Parliament/Live-Broadcast#0

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 Constitution Room, Old Parliament House Friday, 5 May 2023 at 11:20am WITNESSES HASLAM, LUCY, Co-founder/Chair, Australian Medicinal Cannabis Association .............................. 1 Friday, 5 May 2023 House of Assembly Page 1 JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LEGALISATION OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS MEMBERS: Hon.

Welcome to today's hearing of the Parliament of South Australia's Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis.