Mr Peter Crock, Chair, Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia; and Ms Patty Holmes, Executive Officer, Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia, 15 September 2023. 9.

Mr DOWLING: A medicinal cannabis licence is the licence required to cultivate.

(a) The legalisation of medicinal cannabis in South Australia with reference to legal frameworks and approaches in other jurisdictions including implications for justice, health and the economy; and (b) Any other related matter.

The Legislative Council and the House of Assembly have agreed to establish a Joint Committee to inquire into and report on: (a) The legalisation of medicinal cannabis in South Australia with reference to legal frameworks and approaches in other jurisdictions including implications for justice, health and the economy; and (b) Any other related matter.

Inquiry into Legalising Medicinal Cannabis in SA Submission by Legalise Cannabis SA Party Page 2 So yes, “there are still issues with the way we went about legalising medicinal cannabis” but these issues have already been addressed in the 2019 Federal Inquiry into the Barriers to Medical Cannabis.

Parliament of South Australia Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis The Legislative Council and the House of Assembly have agreed to establish a Joint Committee to inquire into and report on: (a) The legalisation of medicinal cannabis in South Australia with reference to legal frameworks and approaches in other jurisdictions including implications for justice, health and the economy; and (b) Any other related matter.

Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis Terms of Reference To inquire into and report on - (a) The legalisation of medicinal cannabis in South Australia with reference to legal frameworks and approaches in other jurisdictions including implications for justice, health and the economy; and (b) Any other related matter.

A wide range of medicinal cannabis products are being prescribed, including oils, oil solutions, dried cannabis flower, cannabis granulate and extracts.

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.

Reasons for rejection of section 18A Authority for medicinal cannabis Since April 2021 60 applications for s18A authority to prescribe medicinal cannabis have been refused: • The majority (55) of applications were refused because further information requested was not provided.