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Australian Cannabis Farmers Demand Urgent Government Reforms

5/12/2025

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Australia's legal cannabis farmers are sounding the alarm over looming failures in the medicinal cannabis industry, grappling with stringent regulations and fierce competition from low-cost imports. The Australian Cannabis Cultivators Guild, representing a significant majority of producers, is calling for urgent government reforms to bolster local growers as over 61% of medical cannabis products now come from abroad, mainly Canada and Thailand.

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Story summary

Australia's legal cannabis farmers are sounding the alarm over looming failures in the medicinal cannabis industry, grappling with stringent regulations and fierce competition from low-cost imports. The Australian Cannabis Cultivators Guild, representing a significant majority of producers, is calling for urgent government reforms to bolster local growers as over 61% of medical cannabis products now come from abroad, mainly Canada and Thailand.