Regarding SAPOL on Medicinal Cannabis in South Australia A supplementary submission to the South Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis in response to Submission No. 007 David B.

MedTEC Pharma’s Response to the South Australian Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis Page 1 of 8 1.

Reasons for rejection of section 18A Authority for medicinal cannabis Since April 2021 60 applications for s18A authority to prescribe medicinal cannabis have been refused: • The majority (55) of applications were refused because further information requested was not provided.

MHW-SA23-5444 Mr Shannon Riggs Secretary Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis Email: JCLMC@parliament.sa.gov.au Dear Mr Riggs Thank you for your correspondence inviting Drug and Alcohol Services (DASSA) within SA Health to provide a submission regarding the use of medicinal cannabis in South Australia.

Late last year we published the Cannabis in Australia 2022 Report, which examined Australia's approach to medicinal cannabis, illicit cannabis and hemp in Australia.

The fact is, nevertheless, I was dealing with a large number of people who were taking medicinal cannabis.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LEGISLATION OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS PUBLIC HEARING Inquiry into Medicinal Cannabis When: Friday 7 July 2023 from 11 am Where: Constitution Room, Old Parliament House Witnesses Appearing via Teams: Dr Joel Wren, President Society of Cannabis Clinicians Australian Chapter For further information, please contact Ms Alison Meeks (Parliamentary Officer), Ph (08) 8237 9387 or email jclmc@parliament.sa.gov.au The hearing will be Live Streamed and can be accessed via the parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/en/About-Parliament/Live-Broadcast#0##0 mailto:jclmc@parliament.sa.gov.au https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/en/About-Parliament/Live-Broadcast#0

John Reeves Written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis, and emailed to JCLMC@parliament.sa.gov.au or posted to GPO Box 572, Adelaide SA 5001.

Of that 20,000, only 550 are for medicinal cannabis.

The ALA welcomes the opportunity to have input into the Joint Committee inquiry on legalisation of medicinal cannabis in South Australia. 2.