Cannabis sales plummet as regulators crack down on booming industry

Medicinal cannabis sales in Australia dropped nearly 30 percent in the last six months of 2025, marking the first decline in a decade as regulators tightened guidelines. A report by the Penington Institute highlighted that 2.65 million cannabis products were sold, over one million fewer than in the previous half-year. This decline signals regulators' successful enforcement against unsafe prescribing practices.

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