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ACCESS TO MEDICINAL CANNABIS ACT 2016 (NO. 20 OF 2016) - SECT 52

Form of practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation

    (1)     The Health Secretary must specify the following matters in a practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—

        (a)     in the case of a practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—eligible patient or a practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—exceptional circumstances, the patient in respect of whom the authorisation is issued;

        (b)     in the case of a practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—research purposes, each participant in the research or trial in respect of whom the authorisation is issued;

        (c)     in the case of a practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—eligible patient or a practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—research purposes, the specialist medical practitioner to whom the authorisation is issued;

        (d)     in the case of a practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—exceptional circumstances, the registered medical practitioner to whom the authorisation is issued;

        (e)     the other registered medical practitioners authorised under the practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation to issue a patient medicinal cannabis access authorisation to the patient or participant;

        (f)     the medicinal cannabis product or class of product in respect of which the practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation is issued;

        (g)     the date on which the practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation expires, which must not be more than 1 year after the date on which the authorisation is issued;

        (h)     the prescribed matters (if any).

    (2)     A practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation expires on the date specified in the authorisation unless it is cancelled before that date.



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