Use of cannabis for medical purposes

This Inquiry was established by the Legislative Council on Thursday 22 November 2012 to inquire and report on the use of cannabis for medical purposes. The Inquiry will examine the efficacy and safety of using cannabis for medical purposes; if and how cannabis should be supplied for medical use; the legal implications and issues concerning the use of cannabis for medical purposes and any other related matters. The Inquiry will examine a range of modes by which the chemical properties of cannabis may be accessed for therapeutic purposes, from smoking of the plant to the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products consumed in nasal sprays, tablet or other forms.

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Resolution passed Thursday 22 November 2012 LC Minutes No. 122, Item 4 p 1425; amended Tuesday 19 March 2013, LC Minutes No. 132, Item 6, p 1544.

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Date	Milestone
22 Nov 2012	Referred
15 Feb 2013	Submissions closed
11 Mar 2013	Hearing - Jubilee Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
18 Mar 2013	Hearing - Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
15 May 2013	Final Report
15 Nov 2013	Government Response to Final Report

No. 1 Name suppressed
No. 2 Name suppressed
No. 3 Name suppressed
No. 4 Cancer Council NSW
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No. 7 Cancer Voices NSW
No. 8 Name suppressed
No. 9 Mr Andrew Graham
No. 10 Mullaways Medical Cannabis Pty Ltd
No. 11 Name suppressed
No. 12 University Centre for Rural Health, North Coast
No. 13 Confidential
No. 14 Prof. Laurence Mather
No. 14a Prof. Laurence Mather
No. 15 Ms Jakh Heremia
No. 16 Name suppressed
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No. 18 Mt Barker South Surgery
No. 19 Mrs Nowell Trovato
No. 20 Mr Albert Fish
No. 21 Australian Medical Association (NSW)
No. 22 Name suppressed
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No. 26 Name suppressed
No. 27 Painaustralia
No. 28 HEMP Party Australia, NSW Branch
No. 29 Australian Drug Foundation
No. 30 National Drug Research Institute
No. 31 FamilyVoice Australia
No. 32 Name suppressed
No. 32a Name suppressed
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No. 33 Name suppressed
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No. 34 Drug Free Australia
No. 35 Mr Damien Blackman
No. 36 Mr Gregory Howard
No. 37 Name suppressed
No. 38 Confidential
No. 39 Ms Catherine Norman
No. 40 Mrs Janine Thurgood
No. 41 Name suppressed
No. 42 Mr Ben Collins
No. 43 Mr Grant Webster
No. 44 Name suppressed
No. 45 Name suppressed
No. 46 Prof. Wayne Hall & Prof Michael Farrell
No. 47 Mr Andrew Ongley
No. 48 Name suppressed
No. 49 Name suppressed
No. 50 Confidential
No. 51 Dr Graham Irvine
No. 52 Botanic Medical Australia
No. 53 Mr James Kingsbury
No. 54 Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation
No. 55 The Drug Advisory Council of Australia
No. 56 National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre
No. 57 Name suppressed
No. 58 NSW Council for Civil Liberties
No. 59 Name suppressed
No. 60 Confidential
No. 61 Name suppressed
No. 62 Mr Andrew Kavasilas
No. 62a Mr Andrew Kavasilas
No. 63 Name suppressed
No. 64 Mr Mark Heinrich & Mr Nevil Schoenmakers
No. 65 Mr Damon Adams
No. 66 Ms Avril Barrett
No. 67 Name suppressed
No. 68 Hepatitis NSW
No. 69 Australian Drug Law Reform Initiative
No. 69a Australian Drug Law Reform Initiative
No. 70 Christian Democratic Party
No. 71 Name suppressed
No. 72 Ellomo Medical Cannabis Pty Ltd
No. 73 ACON, Positive Life NSW, Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations, and National Association of People with HIV Australia
No. 74 Name suppressed
No. 75 Adelaide Centre for Bioethics and Culture
No. 76 Bolt Findlay Solicitors & Mediators
No. 77 Mr John Malouf
No. 78 Mr Anthony O'Leary
No. 79 Cannabis Science Australia
No. 80 Name suppressed
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No. 82 Name suppressed
No. 83 Mr Michael Tamits
No. 84 Name suppressed
No. 85 Mr Michael Balderstone
No. 85a Mr Michael Balderstone
No. 86 Name suppressed
No. 87 Prof. Macciza Macpherson
No. 88 Name suppressed
No. 89 Mr Stuart Parr
No. 90 Mr Daniel van Rensburg
No. 91 Mr Anthony Collins
No. 92 Name suppressed
No. 93 Mr Phil O’Grady MPS
No. 94 Murrumbidgee Local Health District - Drug and Alcohol Services
No. 95 Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia
No. 96 Mr John Reeves
No. 97 Mr Jason Budden
No. 98 Name suppressed
No. 99 Name suppressed
No. 100 Reverend Boris Kleiner
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No. 102 Mr Roger Seccombe
No. 103 Name suppressed
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No. 105 Mr Andy Putnam
No. 106 Name suppressed
No. 107 Mr Michael Fane
No. 108 Dr Ian Webster AO
No. 109 Cannabis Cures
No. 110 Ms Beth Shelley
No. 111 Mr Bradley Ryan
No. 112 Name suppressed
No. 113 Mr Burri Jerome
No. 114 Name suppressed
No. 115 Confidential
No. 116 Ms Trish Seaton
No. 117 NSW Ministry of Health
No. 118 Name suppressed
No. 119 Name suppressed
No. 120 Dr Andrew Katelaris MD
No. 121 Ms Trisha Ellis
No. 122 Industrial Hemp Association NSW
No. 123 Mr Jason Olbourne

Date	Venue Details
11/03/2013	Jubilee Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript
18/03/2013	Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript

Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
Government response - Report No 27 - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Use of cannabis for medical purposes	15/11/2013
Report No 27 - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Use of cannabis for medical purposes	15/05/2013	15/11/2013
Executive summary and recommendations	15/05/2013

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2013-05-15	15/05/2013	Media Release	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Media release: Report tabled
2013-04-15	15/04/2013	Correspondence	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Correspondence received: Letter from Department of Health and Ageing
2013-04-12	12/04/2013	Correspondence	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Correspondence received: Letter from Department of Health and Ageing
2013-03-18	18/03/2013	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Answers to Questions on Notice: FamilyVoice Australia
2013-03-11	11/03/2013	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Ministry of Health
2013-03-11	11/03/2013	Tabled Document	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Tabled document: Ms Brydon, Pain Australia, written statement from Ms Hodges
2013-03-11	11/03/2013	Tabled Document	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Tabled document: Mr Bower, Mullaways Medical Cannabis, Images of fences restricting access to opium poppy farms in Tasmania
2013-03-11	11/03/2013	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Police Force
2013-03-11	11/03/2013	Other	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation
2013-03-11	11/03/2013	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Department of Attorney General and Justice
2013-03-11	11/03/2013	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Answers to Questions on Notice: The HEMP Party
2013-03-02	02/03/2013	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Answers to Questions on Notice: Dr Alex Wodak, Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation
2012-11-23	23/11/2012	Media Release	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 - Media Release

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