❓ The WA Government confirms its actions regarding medicinal cannabis, including advocating for PBS inclusion, streamlining regulations, funding cultivators, and supporting treatment for children with severe epilepsy.
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· Has written to the Federal Government to support the inclusion of medicinal cannabis products on the Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the scheme used for funding of medicines in the community setting. · Continues to streamline and minimise local regulatory requirements over prescribing of medicinal cannabis products. · Has provided significant funding to cultivators and manufacturers of medicinal cannabis. Increased availability has resulted in reductions in the cost for patients. · Funds the treatment of children with severe epilepsy syndromes with medicinal cannabis products through Perth Children’s Hospital.
· Continues to streamline and minimise local regulatory requirements over prescribing of medicinal cannabis products. · Has provided significant funding to cultivators and manufacturers of medicinal cannabis. Increased availability has resulted in reductions in the cost for patients. · Funds the treatment of children with severe epilepsy syndromes with medicinal cannabis products through Perth Children’s Hospital.
· Has provided significant funding to cultivators and manufacturers of medicinal cannabis. Increased availability has resulted in reductions in the cost for patients. · Funds the treatment of children with severe epilepsy syndromes with medicinal cannabis products through Perth Children’s Hospital.
· Funds the treatment of children with severe epilepsy syndromes with medicinal cannabis products through Perth Children’s Hospital.
· Continues to streamline and minimise local regulatory requirements over prescribing of medicinal cannabis products. · Has provided significant funding to cultivators and manufacturers of medicinal cannabis. Increased availability has resulted in reductions in the cost for patients. · Funds the treatment of children with severe epilepsy syndromes with medicinal cannabis products through Perth Children’s Hospital.
· Has provided significant funding to cultivators and manufacturers of medicinal cannabis. Increased availability has resulted in reductions in the cost for patients. · Funds the treatment of children with severe epilepsy syndromes with medicinal cannabis products through Perth Children’s Hospital.
· Funds the treatment of children with severe epilepsy syndromes with medicinal cannabis products through Perth Children’s Hospital.
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Answered
2 September 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
The WA Government:
· Has written to the Federal Government to support the inclusion of medicinal cannabis products on the Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the scheme used for funding of medicines in the community setting.
· Continues to streamline and minimise local regulatory requirements over prescribing of medicinal cannabis products.
· Has provided significant funding to cultivators and manufacturers of medicinal cannabis. Increased availability has resulted in reductions in the cost for patients.
· Funds the treatment of children with severe epilepsy syndromes with medicinal cannabis products through Perth Children’s Hospital.
· Has written to the Federal Government to support the inclusion of medicinal cannabis products on the Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the scheme used for funding of medicines in the community setting.
· Continues to streamline and minimise local regulatory requirements over prescribing of medicinal cannabis products.
· Has provided significant funding to cultivators and manufacturers of medicinal cannabis. Increased availability has resulted in reductions in the cost for patients.
· Funds the treatment of children with severe epilepsy syndromes with medicinal cannabis products through Perth Children’s Hospital.
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