Medicinal Cannabis: Legal and Business Updates
Issues covered include: cannabis, medicinal cannabis, patient access, medical cannabis, medical necessity, drug driving, cannabis business, cannabis insurance
Description
Back by popular demand, you don’t want to miss the second annual cannabis legal issues update. With the medicinal cannabis sector continuing to grow at a rapid rate this is the perfect time to get in on the ground floor so you don’t miss your chance in this growing field of law. Hear about the latest legislative developments including the outcomes of the Senate inquiry into patient access to medicinal cannabis.
Attend and earn 4 CPD units in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Mick Palmer AO APM, Consultant, Former Commissioner of Police, Australian Federal Police
9.00am to 9.40am: Outcomes of the Senate Inquiry into Patient Access to Medicinal Cannabis
- Terms of reference
- Content of public submissions
- Public hearing on the Inquiry: What did stakeholders have to say?
- Senate Inquiry Report
- What will happen next?
Presented by Dr Teresa Nicoletti, Partner, Mills Oakley
9.40am to 10.25am: Medicinal Cannabis Patient Update in 2020
- How many people are getting access to medical cannabis in Australia, and for what conditions?
- How much are people paying for cannabis medicines, and what kinds of products are they being prescribed?
- What are the key drivers of and barriers to patient access in Australia?
Presented by Rhys Cohen, Principal Consultant, FreshLeaf Analytics
10.25am to 11.00am: Legal Issues Emerging in the Courts
Examine critical issues that are appearing before the courts, including:
- Changing perspective of courts regarding cannabis use for pain relief
- Criminal issues suppliers need to be aware of
- Tension between an inadequate licit scheme and illicit sources
- Updated criminal defences, including duress
- Doctors successfully using the defence of medical necessity
- Liability: use as medication for children and the associated child protection issues
- Evolving defences for drug-driving on medicinal cannabis
- Drug- driving offences: case law update
Presented by Greg Barns SC, Salamanca Chambers
11.00am to 11.15am: Break
11.15am to 12.00pm: Cannabis: The Australian Situation in a Global Context
- Australia's obligations as a signatory to UN Conventions
- The subsequent local instance, including export
- How that situates Australia in comparison to the rest of the world
Presented by Sean Hocking, Head of News, Co-founder, Cannabis Law Report and Cameron McDonald-Stuart, CEO, Axtar
12.00pm to 12.30pm: Cannabis Insurance Issues
- Potential pitfalls for medical professionals around TGA approval processes
- Telehealth and access
- Emerging scientific data: limitations and challenges
- Growth opportunity (e.g. for Authorised Prescribers) vs affordability
Presented by Luke Wakefield, Senior Claims Consultant, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
12.30pm to 1.15pm: Legal Issues for Cannabis Businesses
- How to navigate the complex regulatory environment
- Unique issues in this industry
- Suitable persons, directors and staff
- IP in the medicinal cannabis space
Presented by Julian Grover, Special Counsel, Mills Oakley