Australia’s medical cannabis market has adopted a California-style approach to the drug, Althea chief executive Josh Fegan has claimed, as he accused the health regulator of “falling asleep at the wheel”.

Addressing a conference of potential investors, Fegan admitted the firm’s medical division has faced “extremely challenging times” and was no longer the core focus of the group.

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Steve has reported for a number of consumer and B2B titles over a journalism career spanning more than three decades. He is a regulator contributor to health journal, The Medical Republic, writing on...

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  1. For the majority of people who have never smoked or tried cannabis pastilles are a discreet, palatable, highly precise dose form.

    Think about parents administering epilepsy medicine to their child… do they have an easier time with a pill, oil, or an orange-flavored (precisely and easily dosed) CBD100 pastille? What’s the better experience for the patient (child)?

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