Medicinal Cannabis Industry Association is pleased to announce that Patty Holmes has been appointed as the new Executive Officer. A pioneer of the Australian medicinal cannabis industry, Patty will succeed Rosemary Richards and assume responsibilities from 1 June 2023.

“The Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia is pleased and excited to launch the Olivia Newton-John Service to Industry award”, said Mr Peter Crock, MCIA Chair, “and we are particularly honoured to have Olivia’s husband Mr John Easterling with us at ACannabis to formerly open the call for nominations for the inaugural 2023 Service to Industry Award”.

Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia (MCIA) is the voice for Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry and is focused on representing the mutual interests of members to build a sustainable and responsible industry that is trusted, valued, puts patients first and recognised for its quality and innovation.

Epilepsy Action Australia (EAA) as the leading and oldest provider of epilepsy services nationwide, focuses on improving self-management skills, increasing wider public understanding of this devastating condition, and are at the forefront of partnering and funding research into interventions and treatments. EAA also operate CanGuide, an independent and impartial service providing information on cannabis-based medicine.

In October MCIA released data obtained from the Office of Drug Control that revealed the volume of medicinal cannabis produced by Australian cultivators, along with volumes of imports and exports. MCIA has now obtained data from TGA that sheds light on the nature of products sold in Australia.