Australia risks being shut out of the fast-growing global medicinal cannabis trade because its regulations are outdated, slow and increasingly out of sync with international standards, according to an expert quality specialist.
Atiyyah Ferouz, director of the International Cannabis Quality Standards Association, said it was becoming clear which jurisdictions had modern, workable systems – and which did not.
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All excellent points. The confusion caused by the different regulatory bodies and different states is exacerbated 10-fold by the fact that they don’t communicate with each other. Determining what is required and what isn’t is a monumental headache for everyone in the industry. This creates an environment where different individuals and businesses have varying interpretations of the regulations.
How can other countries be sure of what our standards are when our own regulatory bodies can’t get on the same page? It’s no wonder we are falling behind the world market.
Great points raised by Atiyyah. Australian regulators have done nothing to support Australia producers and are at odds with global standards