Tasmanian company handed licence for medicinal cannabis
December 6 2017
Tasmanian Alkaloids have been issued a
licence to manufacture medicinal cannabis.
The licence, issued for the federal
government, allows the Westbury-based
company to produce products containing
cultivated cannabis as well research and
development.
Tasmanian Alkaloids chief executive officer
Doug Blackaby said the company was now
one of a few Australian-based medicinal
cannabis companies permitted to cultivate,
manufacture and supply wholly-Australian
produced cannabinoid medicines to certified
health professionals.
“Moving into medicinal cannabis leverages
the capabilities the company has in being a
world-leader in agricultural [research and
development] and the extraction and
purification of high value plant derived
products,” Mr Blackaby said.
“The company and its strategic partner,
AusCann, are looking forward to combining
this supply chain with AusCann’s medical
outreach program and engagement with the
medical community to ensure Australian
product is available for patients.
“The global sentiment towards
medical cannabis is changing with
an
increasing
number
of
jurisdictions legislating in favour
of the use of cannabis for medical
purposes.”
Medicinal cannabis is approved in
Austria, France, Germany, Israel,
Italy, the Netherlands, USA (25
states), Canada, Czech Republic,
North Korea, Spain, Uruguay, Chile, Turkey,
and Australia.
“Our experienced employees, coupled with
Tasmanian Alkaloids’ modern, flexible
manufacturing facility will ensure this project
will be a success for our company, our project
partners, the Tasmanian economy, and the
many patients who will ultimately benefit
from having access to medicinal cannabis,” he
said.
“Based on Tasmanian Alkaloid’s exemplary
track-record in manufacturing and supplying
opiate products, we were looking for
opportunities to diversify our product range
and customer reach. Medicinal cannabis is an
obvious and natural progression for the
company and Tasmania.”
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