Travelling with Cannabis

Once you have been prescribed medical cannabis, you are legally allowed to travel within Australia with your medicine. However, you may not be able to travel outside of Australia with your medical cannabis, even if the country you're travelling to has legalised cannabis for medical or recreational use.

Travelling Within Australia

Medical cannabis is legal in Australia, and patients that have been prescribed cannabis can travel with their medicine like any other prescription.

Always keep your medicine in the original packaging complete with the prescription label. This label contains important information including details of the patient, authorised prescriber and dispensing pharmacy. It is also advisable to travel with a copy of your prescription if possible.

Patients can travel with prescribed medicines on planes, trains and any other form of transport. It is up to you whether you travel with your medicines in carry-on or checked luggage. Always check with the airline to make sure you are following the rules. Jet Star advises passengers to take at least a 1 week supply of medication in carry-on luggage in the event that checked luggage is lost or delayed.

Travelling Overseas

You may not be able to travel outside of Australia with your medical cannabis, even if the country to which you are travelling has legalised cannabis for medical or recreational use. Always check the laws of the country to which you are travelling.

Cannabis is illegal in most countries. If you travel internationally with any amount of cannabis in your possession, you could face serious criminal penalties both at home and abroad. You could be denied entry at your destination country if you have previously used cannabis or any substance prohibited by local laws. You could also be denied entry to other countries in the future.

For example, in Canada, cannabis is legal for adult use. However, it is illegal to take cannabis across the Canadian border, whether you are entering or leaving the country. You could be charged with a criminal offence if you try to travel to other countries with any amount of cannabis in your possession. This applies to all countries, whether cannabis is legal there or not.

Disclaimer

Medical Cannabis, like all other medications comes with the potential for risk and adverse side-effect including, but not limited to, sedation, vomiting, nausea, cotton mouth, appetite changes, paranoid delusions, vertigo, psychosis, euphoria, depression, confusion and other unknown side-effects. Cannabis interactions with other medications are currently unknown and the risk of addiction or dependence over time has been reported but not been well studied. The information provided on this website does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal or medical advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this site are for general informational purposes only. Information on this website may not constitute the most up-to-date legal, medical or other information.