Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Mar 2017
Medicinal cannabis: MP pushes to make medicinal cannabis cheaper through PBS listing
22 March 2017 - Health Minister Cameron Dick is calling for medicinal cannabis to be subsidised on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
It comes as a parliamentary committee examines a bill which aims to make access to the drug cheaper and more available for sick Queenslanders.
Last month, Mr Dick wrote to federal Health Minister Greg Hunt asking for the Commonwealth to accelerate steps to make medicinal cannabis affordable by placing it on the PBS.
"Our government is doing all it can to access legal products, but while there is no domestic supply and no subsidisation under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), affordability remains an issue," Mr Dick said.
