Reviewed Sep 2026Medical only

Cannabis in New South Wales

In NSW, medicinal cannabis is legal on prescription. A law passed in September 2026 will let registered patients avoid automatic THC-driving penalties.

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Minimum age: 18+

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The rules

Key rules in Australia

Plain-language summary. The regulator is Transport for NSW (medical cannabis and driving).

Possession (no prescription)
Illegal in all states and the Northern Territory; penalties and diversion schemes vary by state. The ACT allows adults limited personal possession (see below).
Prescribed cannabis
Legal when prescribed by a doctor through the TGA Special Access Scheme or Authorised Prescriber pathway and dispensed by a pharmacy. Only Epidyolex and Sativex are registered medicines.
ACT personal use
Since January 31, 2020 adults 18+ in the ACT may possess up to 50 g dried (150 g fresh) and grow 2 plants per person, 4 per household. Sale, supply and public use remain offenses; Commonwealth law is unchanged.
Home grow
Illegal everywhere except the limited ACT allowance; a prescription does not permit cultivation. Commercial cultivation requires Office of Drug Control licences.
Public use
Illegal. Even in the ACT, using cannabis in public or near anyone under 18 is an offense.
Driving
Roadside tests detect THC regardless of prescription. Tasmania has a medical defence since 2017; Victoria's magistrates have had licence-loss discretion for some patients since March 2025; NSW passed a registration-based reform on September 17, 2026, not yet in force.
Advertising
Advertising prescription medicines, including medicinal cannabis, to the public is prohibited under the Therapeutic Goods Act; the TGA issues fines and brings court cases.
CBD products
Low-dose CBD (up to 150 mg a day, adults) was down-scheduled to pharmacist-only in 2021, but no product had been approved for that route by 2026; other CBD requires a prescription.
Age
No statutory minimum for prescriptions, but Medical Board guidance (July 2025) says doctors should avoid prescribing to patients under 18; most clinics accept adults only. ACT personal-use rules apply to 18+.

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

How it works

How cannabis is sold in New South Wales

New South Wales follows the national model: cannabis is legal only when a doctor prescribes it through the TGA's Special Access Scheme or Authorised Prescriber pathway and a pharmacy dispenses it. Possession or cultivation without a prescription remains a criminal offense. The state government estimated in June 2026 that about 300,000 residents held a medicinal cannabis prescription.

The big change is on the roads. On September 17, 2026 Parliament passed the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Medical Cannabis and Driving Offences) Bill. Once it commences, expected in late 2026 or early 2027 according to Transport for NSW, unrestricted licence holders who register their prescription and complete an online course will no longer be penalized just because THC is detected. Roadside testing continues and a positive result still means an immediate 24-hour ban while the sample goes to a laboratory; learner, provisional and commercial drivers are excluded, and impaired driving remains a serious offense.

Our NSW listings include Medio, a telehealth clinic based in Surry Hills; Naturaleaf Clinic, whose GPs see patients in Leichhardt; Folium Health's dispensaries in North Strathfield and Rose Bay; and the Byron Bay branches of Astrid Dispensary and Releaf.

By location

Cities in New South Wales