Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Wednesday 7 October 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.

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Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026

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Updated Wednesday 7 October 2026

Dormant

Patient Safety Commissioner calls for urgent action on private cannabis prescriptions

Almost two million unlicensed medical cannabis items were issued on private prescription in the year to May, prompting calls for urgent action and tighter safeguards.

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