Short answer: Alternaleaf is Australia's largest telehealth cannabis clinic, accessible by phone from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and everywhere in between. It arranges prescriptions for medical cannabis through AHPRA-registered doctors — it is a clinic, not a shop. If you specifically want over-the-counter CBD oil you can purchase directly online without a consultation or a prescription, that is an entirely different product and a different route — and that is what CBD Oil Australia offers, shipping across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and all of Australia.
This review is independent and informational. CBD Oil Australia is a separate CBD oil shop — it is not Alternaleaf, has no affiliation with it, and operates no medical-cannabis clinic or prescriber service. Alternaleaf's own service is on its official site.
How Alternaleaf works nationally
Alternaleaf is owned by Montu, described as Australia's largest medical cannabis company. It operates entirely by telehealth — no clinic rooms, no travel required — which means its service is equally accessible whether you are in a capital city or a regional town. The clinic reports more than 150,000 patients across a network of 120-plus doctors and nurses, making it the biggest operation of its kind in the country by those figures.
The process runs in two steps. You book an initial appointment with a nurse — typically around twenty minutes — to go through your history and current situation. If the nurse considers you potentially eligible, an AHPRA-registered doctor reviews your case, confirms the assessment and sets out a care plan. Practitioners hold the relevant TGA authorisations and are registered with the Medical Board of Australia. The initial consultation is $29, which covers both the nurse appointment and the doctor follow-up; return appointments are also $29, with a discount available for concession-card holders. The cost of any prescribed treatment is separate and varies by individual plan.
The key thing to understand is what Alternaleaf does at the end of that pathway: it arranges a prescription. That makes it a clinical route — not a storefront — and the distinction matters when you are comparing it with anything else.
Prescription medical cannabis vs over-the-counter CBD oil
These two categories share vocabulary but are separately regulated and serve different purposes, which is worth making explicit before comparing them.
What a clinic like Alternaleaf arranges is prescription medical cannabis: a doctor assesses your situation and, if clinically appropriate, issues a prescription for a product that can include THC at concentrations above over-the-counter limits. The treatment is managed under ongoing medical supervision. It is a patient–doctor relationship from start to finish.
Over-the-counter CBD oil operates under a different framework entirely. In 2021 the Therapeutic Goods Administration down-scheduled low-dose cannabidiol — up to 150 mg per day — to a pharmacist-only medicine, and hemp-derived CBD oil is also sold online as a composition-described product: you select by spectrum, milligrams, and carrier oil without a consultation. The framework governing both categories is set out on the TGA website.
These are not substitutes for one another. If you want a doctor's assessment and clinical oversight, the prescription route is the appropriate path. If you want to buy a hemp extract described plainly by what it contains, the over-the-counter route is a separate purchase. Neither replaces the other.
Buying over-the-counter CBD oil nationally
CBD Oil Australia is an online CBD oil shop with no consultation step, no prescription requirement, and no clinic. You browse the full product range, choose by composition, and order in plain AUD — with delivery to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and everywhere else across Australia.
The range covers five oil families. The full-spectrum CBD oil uses whole-plant hemp and carries a legal trace of THC (under 0.3%). The broad-spectrum CBD oil removes the THC entirely while keeping the rest of the hemp extract intact. There are two single-cannabinoid options: CBG oil — cannabigerol — and CBN oil — cannabinol isolate, THC-free. A pet CBD oil rounds out the range for animals.
All five oils use a coconut-derived MCT carrier, come in 50 ml bottles, are third-party lab-tested by batch with a Certificate of Analysis available on request, and are priced from $89.95. Our oils are imported from EU Labs in Amsterdam. If you want to understand how to read a label or measure a serving, the guide to using CBD oil covers both.
From our CBD oil range
CBN Oil 1000mg – Cannabinol
Cannabinol, the cannabinoid that forms as raw hemp ages, supplied here as a THC-free isolate. 1000mg of CBN in a 50ml MCT bottle, 20mg per ml — a common pick for an evening routine.
CBG Oil 1000mg – Cannabigerol
Cannabigerol, the cannabinoid the hemp plant builds the others from as it grows. It occurs in smaller amounts than CBD, which is why CBG oils sit on their own. 1000mg of CBG in a 50ml MCT bottle, 20mg per ml.
Full-Spectrum CBD Oil 1000mg
Whole-plant hemp extract that keeps cannabidiol with the minor cannabinoids and terpenes from the same press. 1000mg in a 50ml MCT bottle — 20mg per ml — with a legal trace of THC held under 0.3%.
What to weigh when comparing the two routes
Because the two routes answer fundamentally different questions, comparing them is really a matter of identifying which question applies to your situation.
- Alternaleaf (clinic route): you want a doctor to assess whether a prescription for medical cannabis is clinically appropriate, with medical oversight and a treatment plan. The consultation is $29 by telehealth, accessible nationally — Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and beyond. Products can include THC. This is a clinical process.
- CBD Oil Australia (OTC shop route): you want hemp-derived CBD oil described by spectrum and milligrams — full-spectrum, broad-spectrum, CBG, CBN, or pet — purchased directly online without a consultation, shipped across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and all of Australia in plain AUD. This is a purchase.
Neither replaces the other, and the clinic is the right starting point if a medical assessment is what you are after. If you are looking for a composition-described CBD oil you can buy directly, the full range is listed at CBD Oil Australia.
Common questions about Alternaleaf and CBD oil in Australia
Is Alternaleaf a shop you can buy from directly? No. It is a telehealth clinic, owned by Montu, that arranges prescriptions for medical cannabis after a doctor's assessment. It is not an over-the-counter shop — you do not browse and check out independently the way you would from an online CBD oil store.
How much does Alternaleaf cost? The initial consultation is $29, covering both the nurse appointment and the doctor follow-up. Return appointments cost the same, with a concession-card discount available. The cost of any prescribed treatment is separate and depends on the individual care plan. CBD Oil Australia works differently: there is no consultation, so you pay only for the CBD oil itself — every price is shown in AUD on the shop page.
Do I need a prescription to buy CBD oil in Australia? Not for hemp-derived CBD oil from an over-the-counter shop such as CBD Oil Australia. A clinic like Alternaleaf is the route for prescription medical cannabis — a separately regulated category that involves a doctor, a script, and clinical oversight.
What does CBD Oil Australia sell? An over-the-counter CBD oil range: full-spectrum, broad-spectrum, CBG (cannabigerol), CBN (cannabinol) and a pet CBD oil — all described by composition, in 50 ml bottles, lab-tested by batch, and priced from $89.95 AUD. No consultation needed. See the full range and prices.
Is CBD oil legal to buy online across Australia? Yes, within the national framework. Low-dose cannabidiol is a pharmacist-only medicine, and other or higher-strength products sit behind a prescription. CBD Oil Australia describes every oil by composition only and makes no health claims. The rules are on the TGA website.
Where can I get OTC CBD oil delivered across Australia? Online, from a shop such as CBD Oil Australia — you can browse the complete range and order with delivery to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and anywhere across Australia.
If a clinical assessment and a potential prescription for medical cannabis is what you are looking for, Alternaleaf runs that pathway nationally by telehealth. If you are looking to purchase over-the-counter CBD oil online in Australia — described plainly by what it contains and shipped to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and beyond — browse the full CBD oil range at CBD Oil Australia.
