Medicinal Cannabis: Report (html)
Appendix A. Advisory committees
Purpose
The terms of reference ask the Commission to appoint expert panels to assist in its review, specifically to examine:
• prescribing practices for medicinal cannabis, including eligibility criteria for access to medicinal cannabis and the role of doctors in managing the use of medicinal cannabis by patients
• the regulation of medicinal cannabis manufacture and distribution, including which forms of medicinal cannabis should be permitted for use.
It is the Commission’s usual practice to convene committees of individuals with specialist expertise to assist in identifying and exploring issues and generating ideas for reform. Participation is by invitation.
For the medicinal cannabis reference, the Commission convened two advisory committees:
• a medical advisory committee, to advise on prescribing practices that could impact upon access to medicinal cannabis
• a regulation advisory committee, to advise on the regulation of the potential manufacture and distribution of medicinal cannabis.
Membership
The individuals and organisations listed below accepted the Commission’s invitation to participate on the committees.
Medical Advisory Committee
Individuals
Associate Professor Carolyn Arnold
Laureate Professor Sam Berkovic AC
Associate Professor Noel Cranswick
Dr Matthew Frei
Professor Carl Kirkpatrick
Associate Professor Brian Le
Dr Maurice Magner
Professor Paul Myles
Professor Ingrid Scheffer AO
Professor Duncan Topliss
Professor John Zalcberg OAM
Organisations
AMA Victoria
Australian Pain Society; Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists; Pain Australia
Department of Health and Human Services (Victoria)
Epilepsy Australia
MS Australia
Palliative Care Victoria
Regulation Advisory Committee
Individuals
Emeritus Professor Arie Freiberg AM
Professor Margaret Hamilton AO
Peter Hanks QC
Dr Kim Sweeny
Organisations
Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Victoria)
Department of Health and Human Services (Victoria)
Law Institute of Victoria
Office of Public Prosecutions
Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel
Royal Australia College of General Practitioners
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia—Victoria
Victoria Legal Aid
Victoria Police
Victorian Therapeutics Advisory Group
Meetings
The committees met separately and together on the following dates:
Meeting 1: 1 April 2015 (Medical Advisory Committee)
Meeting 2: 2 April 2015 (Regulation Advisory Committee)
Meeting 3: 6 May 2015 (both committees).
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