SBS reports online prescriber MOCA removed inaccurate regulatory-status claim from its website

SBS News reported on 5 October 2026 that Medicinal Organic Cannabis Australia (MOCA), described by SBS as an online medicinal cannabis prescriber with a Sydney address, has removed a statement from its website that described the company's full product range as approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. According to SBS, MOCA acknowledged the wording "did not accurately reflect the regulatory status" of its products and said it was reviewing its website.

The TGA told SBS that only two cannabis medicines, Epidyolex and Sativex, are registered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, and that the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 prohibits advertising that implies approval by a government authority. SBS reported that other medicinal cannabis products supplied in Australia are unapproved goods that the TGA has not assessed for safety, quality or efficacy. The article did not report any TGA action against MOCA.

Asked whether it would tell patients about the change, MOCA told SBS it would consider whether further communication was appropriate. In the same report, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners called for reform of medicinal cannabis prescribing and regulation. SBS published a related report the same day on the growth of online prescribing over the past decade.

Regulatory status (Rule 9): registered as Medicinal Organic Cannabis Australia (MOCA) Pty Ltd, ACN 619 709 278 (ABN Lookup, checked 5 October 2026). It is listed on the ODC's published Importers list (page last updated 25 May 2026, checked 5 October 2026). It was not found on the ODC cultivation/production/manufacture list, which is consent-based, so non-listing means unconfirmed, not unlicensed. No public register covers its prescriber / clinic role.

Source: SBS News — Medicinal cannabis prescriber scrubs false claims but won't notify customers (published 5 October 2026)

Also: SBS News — 'Cheap, quick, and easy': What Alex's prescription reveals about Australia after a major change (published 5 October 2026; same outlet, not an independent source)