Low dose cannabis oil can be bought over the counter at pharmacies from Monday for the first time, but don’t expect to find any for at least six months as none has been approved for sale yet.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration announced in December that it would “down-schedule” some low dose cannabidiol preparations of up to 150 mg a day to allow pharmacists to dispense this medicine without a prescription.The Australian Medical Association opposed the proposal to sell cannabidiol over the counter. A spokesperson said it had not changed its position.Cannabidiol is an active ingredient in cannabis that doesn’t make a user high.
Far from being a “demon drug” as it was thought of in the past, he said, “we know it works, but we want to find out how well it works.” “History suggests that the first movers among product companies will be the winners, with the first movers in the medicinal cannabis industry in Australia still dominating the industry today,” said Cassandra Hunt, managing Director of
CBD oil is not psychoactive. It's safe, and really as long as it's made properly, the Government should stop making it so complex to get it in Australia. It is not a big deal and has nothing to do with the typical medical Marijuana which can make you high. Pharmacist not needed
Looking forward to giving this a go after suffering with chronic pain for over 10 years. Interested to see what the price is going to be.
This is a bad idea. The research into cannabinoids is still young. People will try over the counter, think it doesn’t work (or think it does) then funding will not go to find new uses of targeted cannabinoids. Keep it prescription until industry develops
Considerably less addictive than opiates but bizarrely likely to be more expensive, at least initially. A pharmacologically similar if not identical substance is already available on line for pets in Australia.