This guide has been designed for anaesthetists, pain medicine specialists, and medical professionals interested in locating relevant resources on medicinal cannabis, including those available through the ANZCA library. This guide is intended to provide a starting point for medical professionals interested in the topic, not to promote or advocate the use of medicinal cannabis.
Australian Capital Territory Legislation
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008
ACT Government: Prescribing and supplying medicinal cannabis
Queensland Legislation
South Australia Legislation
Controlled Substances Act 1984
SA Health: Medicinal cannabis - patient access in South Australia
Western Australia Legislation
Key documents
FPM Submission: Review on the safety of low dose cannabidiol
Choosing Wisely Australia - FPM Recommendations
TGA: Guidance for the use of medicinal cannabis in Australia: overview
Medsafe: Prescribing cannabis-based products
IASP Presidential Taskforce on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Analgesia position statement
Therapeutic Guidelines
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