--- title: Australian Medical Association President on Cannabis Telehealth description: Australian Medical Association raises concerns about cannabis telehealth services and calls for stricter regulations. image: https://420intel.com/hubfs/elsa-olofsson-BcRM-VSd5Pw-unsplash.jpg --- [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) ### Press ESC to close [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) # Australian Medical Association President on Cannabis Telehealth - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - [Medical Cannabis News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - 3 November 2025 The **Australian Medical Association’s** Dr. Danielle McMullen has expressed her concerns that **cannabis telehealth** services have become vulnerable to exploitation — particularly in relation to medical cannabis prescribing. Dr. McMullen’s comments come after the **Australian Medical Association** published its submission to Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) review into unapproved medicinal cannabis products earlier this month. Dr. McMullen says **cannabis telehealth** services provided a valuable access point for healthcare generally during the COVID pandemic and have since become a permanent fixture. However, she warns that the rise of single-issue **cannabis telehealth** providers is bypassing general practitioners and specialists, and that the prescribing practices of some are putting patient safety at risk. “We must act now to protect patients and restore trust,” Dr. McMullen wrote on LinkedIn. “This means closing regulatory gaps, requiring medicinal cannabis manufacturers to demonstrate efficacy and safety, and ensuring all **cannabis telehealth** services — including those involving medicinal cannabis — are held to the same clinical and ethical standards as traditional care.” The **Australian Medical Association** President said there has been a rise in hospital emergency department cases linked to high-THC medicinal cannabis products, including cases of psychosis and problematic substance dependence. Dr. McMullen emphasized that stronger oversight is needed to ensure **cannabis telehealth** models maintain the same safeguards expected in face-to-face medicine. The Penington Institute, which focuses on minimizing serious harms from legal and illicit drugs, sees the issue differently. In its submission, the Institute supported patient access to medicinal cannabis through a safe, affordable, and reliable medical framework and urged the TGA to maintain a balanced, evidence-based approach. The Institute stated that there is little evidence current access has led to increased health harms, and that overregulation of **cannabis telehealth** could drive patients toward unregulated, illicit markets. According to an ABC report, there were 615 adverse event reports made to the TGA involving unregistered medicinal cannabis products between July 1, 2022, and June 1, 2025. Adverse events ranged from mild to serious, with the most common being anxiety (76), headache (65), nausea (57), cough (55), and psychotic disorder (54).   The **Australian Medical Association** continues to call for tighter standards and better regulatory alignment to protect patients using **cannabis telehealth** platforms. It’s not yet clear when the TGA will deliver its initial findings or recommendations concerning medical cannabis reform, but it has committed to further consultation with stakeholders regarding any proposed changes.   [by Hemp Gazette](https://hempgazette.com/news/ama-president-cannabis-hg2587/) [Medical Cannabis News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/medical-cannabis-news) [Cannabis Technology News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-technology-news) [Medical Marijuana News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/medical-marijuana-news) ![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=200&height=200&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) #### [Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) At 420 Intel, we cover cannabis legalization news throughout the world, offer reliable information for cannabis business owners, detail technological advances that impact the marijuana industry, cover marijuana rallies from across the globe, and everything in between. - - - [Medical Cannabis News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/medical-cannabis-news) [![Cannabis Legalization Curbs Problematic Use](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20depicts%20a%20bustling%20pharmacy%20interior%20brightly%20lit%20and%20modern%20with%20rows%20of%20neatly%20organized%20shelves%20displaying%20various%20cannabis%20products%20such%20as%20oils%20edibles%20and%20packaged%20flower%20A%20pharmacist%20wearing%20a%20white%20coat%20and%20glasses%20is%20attentively%20as-1.jpeg?width=550&height=395&name=The%20image%20depicts%20a%20bustling%20pharmacy%20interior%20brightly%20lit%20and%20modern%20with%20rows%20of%20neatly%20organized%20shelves%20displaying%20various%20cannabis%20products%20such%20as%20oils%20edibles%20and%20packaged%20flower%20A%20pharmacist%20wearing%20a%20white%20coat%20and%20glasses%20is%20attentively%20as-1.jpeg)](https://420intel.com/blog/cannabis-legalization-curbs-problematic-use) - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - 9 May 2025 #### [Cannabis Legalization Curbs Problematic Use](https://420intel.com/blog/cannabis-legalization-curbs-problematic-use) Allowing adults to legally purchase cannabis from pharmacies may help reduce problematic... 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