Victorian Numbered Acts

ACCESS TO MEDICINAL CANNABIS ACT 2016 (NO. 20 OF 2016) - SECT 14

For the purposes of this Act, the regulations, the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 and the regulations under that Act, the Resources Secretary is authorised—

        (a)     to obtain or purchase cannabis and cannabis material from—

              (i)     a licensed cultivator; or

              (ii)     any other prescribed person or body; and

        (b)     to use the cannabis or cannabis material (or cannabis or cannabis material that the Resources Secretary possesses by reason of being a licensed cultivator) to manufacture intermediate cannabis products for—

              (i)     the purposes of manufacture of medicinal cannabis products under the Health Secretary's manufacturing authorisation or a manufacturing licence; or

              (ii)     research purposes; or

              (iii)     both purposes referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and

        (c)     to supply cannabis, cannabis material and intermediate cannabis products to the Health Secretary; and

        (d)     to sell or supply cannabis, cannabis material and intermediate cannabis products to a licensed manufacturer; and

        (e)     to undertake research activities in relation to the manufacture of intermediate cannabis products; and

        (f)     to dispose of or destroy cannabis, cannabis material and intermediate cannabis products in a safe manner; and

        (g)     to possess, store, package and transport cannabis, cannabis material and intermediate cannabis products for the purpose of the other activities set out in this section; and

        (h)     to undertake any other prescribed activity in relation to the manufacture of intermediate cannabis products for medicinal purposes.