❓ Hon Dr Brian Walker asks the Minister for Health about the possibility of allowing medicinal cannabis user clubs in WA, similar to one in Queensland. The Minister responds that existing regulations do not prevent businesses from providing safe spaces for advice and friendship related to lawfully prescribed medicinal cannabis.
AnsweredQoN 431Legislative Council
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MEDICAL CANNABIS —
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431. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I
refer the minister to the opening of Australia's first cannabis club in Goodna,
Queensland, a site that aims to provide medicinal cannabis users with a safe space to seek quality advice and
friendship whilst improving their overall health.
(1) When will the Cook government
permit the operation of such a club here in Western Australia?
(2) If the
government is not inclined to permit access to such clubs, what issues and
potential impediments would justify such a stance?
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431. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I
refer the minister to the opening of Australia's first cannabis club in Goodna,
Queensland, a site that aims to provide medicinal cannabis users with a safe space to seek quality advice and
friendship whilst improving their overall health.
(1) When will the Cook government
permit the operation of such a club here in Western Australia?
(2) If the
government is not inclined to permit access to such clubs, what issues and
potential impediments would justify such a stance?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following has
been provided by the Minister for Health.
(1) For medicinal
cannabis that is lawfully prescribed, dispensed and possessed by individual
patients and/or health practitioners, under applicable laws in Western Australia,
there is no regulatory impediment to a business providing a safe space for
quality advice and friendship.
(2) Not
applicable.
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following has
been provided by the Minister for Health.
(1) For medicinal
cannabis that is lawfully prescribed, dispensed and possessed by individual
patients and/or health practitioners, under applicable laws in Western Australia,
there is no regulatory impediment to a business providing a safe space for
quality advice and friendship.
(2) Not
applicable.
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