A story of six year old Cooper who has been diagnosed with Epilepsy two years ago. After trying a range of traditional medications over the years with very little success, Cooper’s parents decided to start on medicinal product to help him with seizures that have eventually stopped.

To help Australian patients easily access the best quality medicinal cannabis, Greg Hunt, the health minister has launched Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia. The role of this newly created industry body will be to ensure that medicinal cannabis products achieve the highest standards to meet patients’ individual needs.

Perth’s first medicinal cannabis clinic has been opened in Subiaco. This clinic is the fourth location in Australia and has been set up to streamline access to medicinal cannabis and help to speed up the application process.