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Australia's AHPRA Tightens Medicinal Cannabis Prescription Guidelines

7/10/2025

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Australia's healthcare watchdog, AHPRA, has taken a bold step by introducing new guidelines for medicinal cannabis prescriptions. This move comes in response to alarming practices, especially from telehealth clinics, where some doctors have shockingly issued over 10,000 prescriptions in just six months, raising serious concerns about patient safety and care.

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Australia's healthcare watchdog, AHPRA, has taken a bold step by introducing new guidelines for medicinal cannabis prescriptions. This move comes in response to alarming practices, especially from telehealth clinics, where some doctors have shockingly issued over 10,000 prescriptions in just six months, raising serious concerns about patient safety and care.