Last year, Mr Arcuri was prescribed a cannabis oil product from his doctor.
Seeking cannabis oil for medical purposes has been legal since 2016 when federal laws were changed to allow doctors to prescribe cannabis products to patients suffering an array of conditions.
"It's only after you get accepted, they tell you the associated costs," said Mr Arcuri, who was initially paying around $600 a month for medicinal cannabis.
He soon discovered he could buy cannabis oil for roughly a quarter that price on the black market, importing it from a US-based website.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-20/medicinal-cannabis-cost-forcing-patients-to-black-market/11976282
On 13 February 2020, the Senate granted an extension of time for reporting until 26 March 2020.
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Medicinalcannabis
Our Health Minister has made the accessibility of Medical Cannabis difficult.
Last year, Mr Arcuri was prescribed a cannabis oil product from...
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