Australia’s flower shortage means patients could be waiting months to get their prescriptions filled. Cannabiz editor-at-large Rhys Cohen asks what’s going on.

Australia is in the midst of a serious medicinal cannabis flower shortage.

Join the Cannabiz revolution

Want to stay ahead of the cannabis curve with the latest local and international news, analysis and intelligence and access to Australia's legal cannabis industry?

This article is included with our Premium subscription.

Join or login
Elementum integer enim neque volutpat ac tincidunt vitae semper quis. Eu lobortis elementum nibh tellus molestie nunc. Sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit duis tristique sollicitudin nibh. Magnis dis parturient montes nascetur ridiculus. Dui id ornare arcu odio ut sem. Nisl nunc mi ipsum faucibus vitae.
Elementum integer enim neque volutpat ac tincidunt vitae semper quis. Eu lobortis elementum nibh tellus molestie nunc. Sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit duis tristique sollicitudin nibh. Magnis dis parturient montes nascetur ridiculus. Dui id ornare arcu odio ut sem. Nisl nunc mi ipsum faucibus vitae.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit duis tristique sollicitudin nibh.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

Rhys Cohen

rhys@rhyscohen.com

As well as being editor-at-large at Cannabiz, Rhys is the director of Cannabis Consulting Australia, which provides commercial consulting services to various domestic and international cannabis companies....

Join the Conversation

4 Comments

  1. [Edited under our comment moderation policy] My supplier has been out of stock for over 3 months now and [that] has just been extended to May. I’ve found recent news reports confirming that Australian cannabis flower products are being sent overseas to Italy.

  2. We at MedCan – the first fully indoor, operational and licensed cultivation facility in South Africa – can have flower delivered to another licensed holder within a week. If there is a company that needs high quality, high THC flower, please get in touch: we’d be happy to help.

  3. Is there any truth to the rumour that some Australian companies have also been exporting Australian medical cannabis, leaving patients short?

    1. I also wonder about federal policies preferring exports rather than selling to our own citizens. It happens a lot with other commodities like grain and wool. Typical!