SUBMISSION Prepared by Michael Russell for the Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis.

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

Mr Matthew Rowland 20 April 2023 Secretary, Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis GPO Box 572 Adelaide SA 5001 JCLMC@parliament.sa.gov.au Dear Secretary, Re: Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis I am writing to provide my submission on the legalisation of medicinal cannabis in South Australia.

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

John Reeves Written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis, and emailed to JCLMC@parliament.sa.gov.au or posted to GPO Box 572, Adelaide SA 5001.

I am Tammy Franks, the Chair of this Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis.

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.