The number of medical cannabis prescriptions approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in February soared past 8,000, smashing the previous high by more than 1,700.

SAS-B approvals over the past 12 months

The extraordinary number – in a short month – was up 125% on February last year and close to 2,000 more than January 2021, official TGA figures revealed.

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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. It’s now almost 12 months since the “barriers” Senate inquiry report was tabled in parliament. The Government has failed to provide the public with any informed response let alone actioning ANY of the 21 recommendations…….

  2. Why do we import the whole flower buds from Tilray in Canada? If we could have locally grown buds there would not be a shortage I am sure.