On Monday 11 August 2025, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) opened an eight-week public consultation on medicinal cannabis in Australia. The outcome of this process could shape how patients access plant medicine for years to come.
Australia’s medicinal cannabis program is regarded globally as one of the most respected, but access is not guaranteed. Even in places like California, once thought untouchable, patient access has been stripped back. We cannot let that happen here.
That’s why The Patients’ Campaign was created: to ensure this consultation remains patient-led, with lived experience and patient stories at the centre of decision-making.
In this episode:
- Natalie explains what’s at stake and why the consultation matters.
- A short AI-generated interview with Charlene and Chadwick helps to summarise the themes from the TGA’s 21-page consultation paper (while encouraging you to read it yourself).
- We explore the risks and regulatory concerns highlighted by the TGA, and what a patient-centred reframing could look like.
- Why sharing your own story during this consultation could be the most powerful way to shift the narrative.
- The sound for this episode is pretty bad. Manifesting something good for next episodes here!
⚠️ Note: The AI segment reflects the consultation themes but is not a substitute for reading the document yourself.
Please use it as a starting point only.
✨ Key Links
💬 A Thought to Hold
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
— Attributed to the Buddha
🎧 Listen now and thank you for your advocacy.
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