Reviewed Sep 2026Medical only

Cannabis in South Australia

South Australia allows medicinal cannabis on prescription only. Adelaide has in-person clinics operating inside suburban pharmacies.

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The rules

Key rules in Australia

Plain-language summary. The regulator is SA Health — medicinal cannabis patient access.

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 South Australia

South Australia follows the national prescription model, with SA Health publishing information on patient access. Cannabis without a prescription remains illegal; a prescription does not allow patients to grow their own plants, and driving with detectable THC is an offense.

Adelaide's best-known in-person option is IvyMed Clinic. According to Secret Adelaide it opened the state's first dedicated medicinal cannabis clinic in Pasadena in August 2022, and in September 2026 it consulted inside pharmacies in Prospect, Norwood, Pasadena and Salisbury, with telehealth for everyone else. Because consults happen in a pharmacy, patients can often have a prescription filled on the spot, and eligible patients receive Medicare rebates on in-person visits, which telehealth appointments do not attract.

Other Adelaide patients use national telehealth clinics and have medicines posted. Clinics generally ask for a GP referral or health summary first. IvyMed lists in-person initial consultations at A$160 before the rebate, while its telehealth consults cost A$99 with no rebate. Pharmacists who dispense cannabis in the state are bound by the Pharmacy Board's September 2025 guidance on counselling and quantities.

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Cities in South Australia