Australia: ABC Report Says Black Market Medical Cannabis Outweighs Regulated By 30 to 1

Medicinal cannabis: desperate parents turn to black market

By Meghna Bali on PM

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Despite government claims that a streamlined medicinal cannabis system has led to an increase in prescriptions, at least 100,000 people are self-medicating through the black market, outweighing legal supply in Australia by over 30 to one.

Experts say significant barriers to legal access have produced a failed system and are calling for an independent regulator.

Duration: 3min 52sec

Broadcast: Fri 22 Feb 2019, 5:10pm

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