CBD in Australia
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Current business and company-related news on the CBD industry
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Current legal and regulatory news covering the CBD industry
CBD regulatory news in brief, 3rd – 9th September
9th September 2019
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Regulatory reports
Comprehensive legal reports outlining how the sector is regulated, interpretation of the laws and relevant bodies
Regulatory trackers
Regularly updated global regulations currently in place, compiled into easy-to-read maps and tables
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From February of 2022, subscribers will be able to view and filter individual regulatory alerts per region. If you want to get our alerts compilations, visit our alerts Round-up section.
Alerts
Our legal experts track the evolving regulation around the CBD and cannabis sector on a daily basis. These alerts are then compiled into our Round-up section.
17th March 2022
Australia: The Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) refuses to grant pets access to medical cannabis, press reports. The TGA decision follows a letter submitted by a veterinary centre (eCS Vet) that requested an amendment of the Poisons Standard so medical cannabis can be also prescribed for animal use. TGA in turn said that “the risks and toxicity of cannabinoid substances outweigh the potential benefit”.17th March 2022
- Australia: Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) president John Skerritt has said in an interview that products containing delta-8 THC are not legal in the country, press reports. Skerritt argued that the compound can be found naturally only in tiny amounts and it is illegal because it is chemically manufactured. He added that products containing delta-8 THC may be considered prohibited substances.
25th February 2022
- Australia: The state of Victoria has announced an amendment to its schedule system that will allow doctors to prescribe cannabis without prior state authorisation, press reports. The change will facilitate patient access to cannabis. The amendment will come into effect on Monday 28th February.
