Health – Medical Cannabis
Tasmania's Controlled Access Scheme was widely acknowledged as being overly restrictive and ideologically dominated.
Sep
2021
6
Controlled Access Scheme
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Mar
2021
16
Medicinal Cannabis
I want to express relief on the part of every Tasmanian who has been wanting to see medicinal cannabis more freely available in this state.
Nov
2020
23
Health – Medicinal Cannabis
Under the controlled access scheme to medicinal cannabis in Tasmania, many patients seeking to access medicinal cannabis must be referred to a specialist.
Nov
2020
23
Liberals’ Compassionless Medical Cannabis Failure
Health officials confirmed the government has knocked back more than half the applications made by medical specialists for the use of medicinal cannabis.
Jul
2018
4
Medical Cannabis – Access
More than 10 months after the so-called controlled access scheme started here, just six people have managed to be approved.
Jul
2018
4
Ferguson Ignores GPs’ Plea on Medical Cannabis
More than 62% of Australian GPs polled have been asked about access to medical cannabis by their patients in the last three months.
Aug
2017
31
Greens Release Medicinal Cannabis Registration Scheme Policy Initiative
The Liberals' Controlled Access Scheme for medicinal cannabis begins tomorrow, but very few Tasmanians will be able to access it.
Jun
2017
6
Estimates questions on Medicinal Cannabis
Once the controlled access scheme comes in September, where do Tasmanians, who are successfully treating conditions with home-grown cannabis now, stand?
May
2017
23
Restricted Access to Medicinal Cannabis Scheme
The announcement that the medicinal cannabis Controlled Access Scheme will provide access for children with drug-resistant epilepsy is a positive step forward.
Feb
2017
26
Medicinal Cannabis Users Still at Risk of Prosecution Under Liberals
The most recent medicinal cannabis announcement raised the hopes of Tasmanians who thought they might be able to more easily access treatment, legally.