Poisons (Application of Uniform Standard) Order 2021
4Amendment of Uniform Standard
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4 Amendment of Uniform Standard
The Uniform Standard, in its application to Tasmania, is amended by omitting from Schedule 8 the item relating to cannabis and adding the following item:
| Cannabis (including seeds, extracts, resins and the plant, and any part of the plant) when – |
(a) prepared or packed for human therapeutic use, when –
(i) cultivated or produced, or in products manufactured, in accordance with the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 of the Commonwealth; or
(ii) for use in products manufactured in accordance with the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 of the Commonwealth; or
(iii) imported as therapeutic goods, or for use in therapeutic goods, for supply, in accordance with the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth; or
(iv) in therapeutic goods, supplied in accordance with the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth, except when –
(A) it is in a product to which item 4, 8, 10, 11 or 12 of Schedule 5A to the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990 of the Commonwealth applies; or
(B) the therapeutic goods are separately specified in the nabiximols entry in this Schedule; or
(C) the cannabidiol entry in Schedule 3, or Schedule 4, applies to the therapeutic goods; or
(D) [Clause 4 Amended by S.R. 2026, No. 6, Applied:11 Feb 2026] the therapeutic goods contain hemp seed oil containing 75mg/kg or less of cannabidiol and 10mg/kg or less of tetrahydrocannabinols; or
(b) used in research or development of products for human therapeutic use, where –
(i) it is used by the holder of a licence granted and in force under section 16 of the Poisons Act 1971 or regulation 11 of the Poisons Regulations 2018; and
(ii) the conditions of the licence specifically authorise the use.