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Australian Publishers Face Legal Action for Cannabis Advertisements
Jun 20, 2025
Graham Abbott
Ganjapreneur
The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) — the country’s
agency for monitoring, assessing, and regulating therapeutic products — has
initiated legal action against certain publishers over allegedly illegal
cannabis advertisements, Reuters reports.
Under the Therapeutic Goods Act of 1989, companies are not allowed to
advertise prescription medicines directly to the public without the TGA’s
permission.
TGA officials announced the action on Friday, targeting News Corp
Australia-owned News Life Media and other firms, including AG Therapeutics,
Straight Up PR, and Mamamia.com.au, another media outlet. News Life Media
and Mamamia are each accused of using prohibited messaging to promote
medical cannabis, while officials said AG Therapeutics had improperly
called cannabis products “plant medicine” and run online promotions for
cannabis use.
“We allege that AG Therapeutics, Mamamia and News Life had been warned on
multiple occasions in relation to the alleged unlawful advertising of
therapeutic goods.” — TGA head Anthony Lawler, via Reuters
Australia has legalized medical cannabis at the federal level, but the
program is strictly regulated, and adult-use cannabis remains prohibited.
The Australian Medical Association announced last year that while it
supports certain decriminalization policies, it opposes legalizing
adult-use cannabis.
Meanwhile, the Australia Legal Cannabis Market report published last month
said the market was worth about USD 126.32 million in 2024 and is expected
to reach over USD 420 million by 2030.