Unless a specific exemption, approval or authority applies, therapeutic goods must be entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods before they can be lawfully supplied to the general public in Australia.
Given the prohibitions on advertising medicinal cannabis products to consumers, the TGA has not authorised the use of prohibited or restricted representations in consumer advertising for these products.
The regulatory scheme is critical to the safety of Australian consumers, and the TGA investigates suspected illegal activity in relation to therapeutic goods.
The TGA will review complaints of alleged non-compliant advertising of medicinal cannabis products to the public.