Australia is embracing medicinal cannabis as a new treatment for patients with chronic pains and illnesses.
From clinics, to retail, to pharmaceuticals and farms, Australia has been investing heavily into the growing cannabis market.
Australian cannabis companies cover hemp, medicinal marijuana, farms, pharmaceutical and medical clinics. Companies licensed by the government are allowed to cultivate, manufacture and produce medicinal products, marijuana and hemp. Here is a full list of cannabis businesses.
Cannabis manufacturers in Australia are licensed to cultivate and produce medical-grade marijuana products.
They are replacing the previously imported products with locally grown Australian products.
In this list of Cannabis Companies we will cover licensed importers, exports, cultivators and manufacturers.
Althea is an Australian owned cannabis company that produces and imports medical marijuana products. Based out of Victoria, Althea raised $20m in 2018 which it plans to use to build a commercial cannabis facility in the town of Skye.
Joshua Fegan, CEO of Althea, began investigating cannabis business opportunities in 2016 as there was a vacuum for importers and producers in Australia post-legalisation of medical marijuana.
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Aruma Labs is an Australian owned cannabis company that produces.
Based out of Sydney, Aruma Labs is a quiet cannabis company focused on locally producing CBD medical products. They have received a license to cultivate, manufacture and supply medicinal cannabis across Australia.
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AusCann is a Western Australian Pharmaceutical company that focuses on producing high-quality medical-grade cannabis medicines.
They are licensed to cultivate, manufacture and supply medicinal cannabis.
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BBS Pharmaceuticals is a South Australian cannabis company based out of Adelaide.
They focus on the cultivation, production and manufacturing of medicinal cannabis products for Australia and internationally.
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Cann Pharmaceuticals (Cann Pharma) is a cannabis company based out of New South Wales.
They were the first Australian company to partner with a medical cannabis company in Israel. They focus on cannabis markets in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, London, New York and Israel.
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Canngea is a New South Wales cannabis company that focuses on business-to-business (B2B) relationships and the cultivation of medical cannabis.
With their massive 11,000 sqm commercial cultivation facility, Canngea is looking to solve Australia’s supply issues and replace imported products with locally grown medicinal marijuana.
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Cannoz is cannabis startup that has received a license to cultivate and produce medicinal marijuana products in Australia.
Based out of Brisbane, they have set up a commercial GMP facility that produces natural organic cannabis oils for medical treatment.
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CannaTrek is one of Australia’s most well-known Cannabis companies. Based out of Melbourne, Victoria, CannaTrek secured one of the first licenses to import and produce medicinal cannabis products in Australia.
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Cyrelian is a licensed cannabis company that produces medicinal products in Tasmania, Australia.
They focus on partnering with international cannabis cultivators in order to boost their experience in the production of cannabis medicines.
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ECS is a Tasmanian cannabis company that produces hemp and medicinal marijuana products in Australia.
They have deep experience in agriculture and aim to make Tasmania the most prominent hemp growing region in the world.
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GD Pharma is an experienced pharmaceuticals company in South Australia that is GMP/TGA compliant to cultivate and produce medicinal cannabis in Australia.
The majority of cannabis companies in Australia are startups that are growing into the market.
GD Pharma is the exception with its world’s state-of-the-art research, cultivation and production facilities.
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IDT is an Australian med-tech company based out of Victoria. They are experienced in the pharmaceutical industry, with over 40 years of experience.
IDT specialise in high containment, high potency manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and finished dose products.
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iX BioPharma Ltd is the parent company of iX Syrinx Pty Ltd in Australia. The parent iX company is based in Singapore.
It is a late-stage pharmaceutical company with a focus on innovative therapies that improve the quality of life for those suffering from pain and other health conditions.
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LeafCann is one of Western Australia’s leading cannabis companies. With a strong focus on people, planet and profit, they produce potent organic medical cannabis for distribution in Australia.
Partnering with universities and medical facilities, they are following a ‘Seed to Sale’ model to supply organic CBD and THC oil products nationally.
Supply chains and export agreements are the foundation of LeafCann, and their vision is to provide affordable and high-quality cannabis treatment to patients.
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MedCan Australia is a cannabis company in Queensland, Australia. They are also licensed to cultivate medicinal cannabis.
They have positioned themselves strategically in Queensland, and are learning from Australia’s best cannabis companies like MEDIFARM.
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Medifarm is an Australian company that is licensed to manufacture medicinal cannabis products. They have requested to be removed from Cannabis Place. Please contact the company directly to learn more.
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Medigrowth is an Australian company that operates locally and in New Zealand.
Based out of Victoria, they are producing cannabinoid medicines in a sustainable and environmentally safe way, minimising impacts on the environment as much as possible.
Rather than focusing just on Australia, Medigrowth is positioning themselves as a global player. Starting with New Zealand, and soon moving onto other nations, potentially South Korea and Thailand.
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MediPharm is one of the world’s largest cannabis manufacturers. Based out of Ontario, Canada and Victoria, Australia, they are streamlining the cultivation of cannabis and production of medicinal CBD and THC products.
These medicinal cannabis products are produced in Australia and distributed through countries in Asia.
They are well known as a leader in the extraction and purification of cannabis for medical purposes.
Their Canadian headquarters financially and strategically back Australia’s MediPharm branch.
This has allowed them to put together a team of experts, state of the art technology and processes to streamline the entire medicinal cannabis production process.
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MedReleaf is one of the larger Canadian cannabis companies that have positioned themselves as an international leader in medicinal marijuana products.
Upon researching into MedReleaf in Australia, I found that they have had a license to grow cannabis in Australia since 2018.
Most cannabis companies with these hard to get cultivation and production licenses, especially ones backed by more substantial financial funds, are aggressively deploying their facilities, production plans and building distribution networks.
MedReleaf appears to be the exception where two years later they have only plans to build a facility 1 hour outside of Brisbane.
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MPX International is a Canadian company based out of Ontario, Canada with a local Australian branch in Melbourne.
They cultivate and manufacture medical-grade cannabis products with the focus of international distribution.
MPX was granted a license to cultivate, manufacture, produce and distribute medicinal cannabis in Australia in November of 2019.
This is kickstarted MPX’s plans to build their cannabis facility and start production.
They are setting up a facility in Tasmania with the full support of the local government (Launceston council) and Tasmanian state government.
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Nunyara, meaning “to be made well again” in indigenous Australian, is a subsidiary of Elixinol Global.
Founded in 2014 in anticipation for the legalisation of cannabis, Nunyara is Elixinol’s entry into Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry.
In early 2018, Nunyara and Elixinol were prepared to submit for their license to cultivate and produce medicinal cannabis in Australia.
In July of 2019, Nunyara joined the ranks of the other lucky few Australian cannabis companies who were granted a license to produce medicinal marijuana products (CBD and THC).
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TasCann is a unique Tasmanian company that has been in the works since 2014.
The founder, Troy Langman, moved from business banking into the cannabis industry two years before medicinal cannabis was legalised. After seeing cases of medicinal cannabis (CBD) treating children with severe epilepsy and muscle spasms, he could see there was a need for Australia to produce healthy medicinal cannabis products to treat patients with severe illness and disorders.
TasCann has a limited online presence. When searching through official government records, we can locate and confirm the ODC licenses and their presence in Tasmania, Australia.
However, their website is limited to less than five pages, their Twitter account’s last post was in March 20, 2018, and there is little to no information on the activities over the past 12 months.
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Tasmanian Alkaloids (TasAlk), historically known for their production of opioids (poppies), is the leader in expertly produced medicinal cannabis in Tasmania.
Employing over 180 people that consists of scientists, engineers, technicians, etc., Tasmanian Alkaloids is positioned to win the Australian cannabis market before its even started.
With their pre-existing network and international distribution channels, they are ready to lock down the Oceania, American and Asian market.
Their experience cultivating poppies and producing medicinal opioids has prepared them to include medical cannabis products in their portfolio of products.
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Tasmanian Botanics is a family-owned and runs cannabis cultivation, production and research company.
Their focus is to utilise Tasmania’s clean environment and their modern cultivation facility to produce medical-grade cannabis for Australian and international distribution.
We researched Tasmanian Botanics presence in Australia, and we found that:
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TCann is a licensed cultivator and manufacturer of medicinal cannabis products in Australia.
They focus on producing high quality pharmaceutical-grade medicinal cannabis for patients in Australia with their Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certified facility in NSW.
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By 2025 Australia’s cannabis industry is supposed to reach $5b with medicinal cannabis and even more if Australia votes to legalise recreational marijuana, like New Zealand in 2020.
The green gold rush is real and Australian entrepreneurs are rushing to get on board the cannabis hype by making startups and applying for the licenses to import and/or cultivate medicinal marijuana.
We look forward to adding many more cannabis companies onto this list. If you would like your company listed, contact us with your information.
Note: The information given on this page is not medical advice and should not be relied on in this way. All government laws and regulations for Cannabis in Australia must be adhered to.
James is an experienced writer and legal cannabis advocate in Australia. He answers all the questions about business, legalisation and medicinal cannabis.
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