Cann Group is Australia's first licensed medical cannabis cultivator — a Melbourne-based, ASX-listed company that grows and manufactures prescription cannabis products for the regulated supply chain. It does not sell to the public. If you are searching for it in Australia hoping to buy over-the-counter CBD oil, those are two separate things with two separate routes: Cann Group sits entirely within the prescription pathway, while an OTC cannabidiol oil is bought directly from an online shop with no consultation required.
CBD Oil Australia is an independent Australian online shop — not a licensed cannabis producer, not affiliated with Cann Group, and not a clinic. This article is an informational review. Full corporate details sit on Cann Group's official site.
Cann Group: the pioneer story
Cann Group Limited was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. It holds two historic firsts: Australia's first cannabis research licence, granted by the Office of Drug Control in February 2017, followed one month later by Australia's first medicinal cannabis cultivation licence in March 2017. The company trades on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker CAN.
Its infrastructure spans two facilities: an R&D site in Melbourne and a large-scale cultivation, extraction and GMP-certified manufacturing facility near Mildura in north-west Victoria. The Mildura facility is where Cann Group breeds, grows, extracts and packages prescription medical cannabis products for the supply chain — from raw biomass through to finished, quality-tested product.
The label "pioneer" is not marketing shorthand. When Cann Group received its licences, no other Australian company held them. The regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis in Australia was brand new, and Cann Group built its operations around it from the start. That history is factual and documented.
B2B: who Cann Group actually supplies
Cann Group describes itself explicitly as a business-to-business medicinal cannabis company. Its customers are the licensed wholesalers, pharmacies and other entities inside the prescription supply chain — not individual consumers. There is no direct-to-consumer storefront, no checkout, no product listing you can browse as a member of the public.
The route to a Cann Group product runs through a doctor, a consultation, a TGA-regulated access pathway, and a prescription. The product then moves through licensed distribution into a pharmacy. That entire chain is separate from anything that happens when you buy hemp-derived CBD oil online in Australia.
Understanding the B2B structure is what makes this review genuinely useful: searching "cann group Australia" looking for something to buy directly is searching for a company that does not operate that way. The distinction is not a technicality — it reflects two entirely different regulatory categories.
Prescription medical cannabis versus OTC CBD oil in Australia
The TGA website is the definitive reference here. The short version: prescription medical cannabis — the category Cann Group manufactures for — requires a doctor's assessment. Products in that pathway can include THC above trace levels and are tailored to an individual's medical plan under professional oversight. Access runs through the TGA's Special Access Scheme or Authorised Prescriber pathways.
Over-the-counter CBD oil sits in a different schedule. Since 2021, low-dose cannabidiol has been down-scheduled by the TGA and can be sold as a pharmacist-only medicine. Hemp-derived CBD oil is also sold online, described by spectrum, milligrams and carrier oil, and bought directly without a consultation.
Neither route replaces the other. They are different frameworks designed for different purposes. A doctor is the right starting point if medical assessment is what you need. An online CBD oil shop is the right starting point if a direct OTC purchase is what you are after.
From our CBD oil range
CBN Oil 6000mg – Cannabinol
Cannabinol, the cannabinoid that develops as hemp ages, presented as a THC-free isolate. 6000mg of CBN in a 50ml MCT bottle, 120mg per ml — a common evening-routine choice.
Pet CBD Oil 2000mg – Full Spectrum
Full-spectrum CBD oil formulated for pets — the same hemp source as our human range in a neutral MCT carrier, with no human-targeted flavours or sweeteners. 2000mg in a 50ml bottle, 40mg per ml. Best introduced under guidance from your vet.
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Whole-plant hemp extract with cannabidiol and the natural minor cannabinoids and terpenes from the same extraction. 6000mg in a 50ml MCT bottle — 120mg per ml — THC held under 0.3%.
Over-the-counter CBD oil in Australia: the CBD Oil Australia range
CBD Oil Australia is an online hemp extract shop shipping across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and every other part of Australia. No clinic, no consultation, no script — just five product families described by what is in each bottle.
The 1000mg entry-point oils cover both spectrum options: the full-spectrum CBD oil preserves the whole-plant cannabinoid and terpene profile with a legal trace of THC (under 0.3%), while the broad-spectrum CBD oil delivers the same hemp profile with the THC removed (0% THC). Both are 50ml bottles in a coconut-derived MCT carrier, priced at $89.95.
Beyond cannabidiol, the range includes two single-cannabinoid options: CBG oil (1000mg), which is cannabigerol — the precursor cannabinoid — and CBN oil (1000mg), a cannabinol isolate that is THC-free. A pet CBD oil (2000mg) rounds out the catalog, a full-spectrum formula specifically composed for animals, priced at $179.90. Every product is imported from EU Labs in Amsterdam, third-party lab-tested by batch, with a Certificate of Analysis available on request. The complete range and current prices are all in one place.
What to weigh before drawing any comparison
A licensed producer and an OTC shop answer different questions. Putting them side by side is only useful once you know which route applies to you:
- Cann Group (licensed producer) — cultivates and manufactures prescription medical cannabis for the regulated supply chain. Its products reach patients through a doctor and a script. You do not buy from it directly; it does not have a consumer-facing store.
- CBD Oil Australia (OTC shop) — sells hemp-derived CBD oil in five product families, described by spectrum, cannabinoid content and carrier oil. Bought directly online, shipped across Australia and all of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, no appointment needed.
These two things coexist; one is not a substitute for the other. If you want a medical assessment, that starts with a doctor. If you want a cannabidiol oil to purchase directly, start at the how to use and read a CBD oil label guide to understand what to look for in a bottle.
Common questions about Cann Group and CBD oil in Australia
Can I buy from Cann Group directly? No. Cann Group is a business-to-business licensed producer that supplies prescription medical cannabis into the regulated supply chain. Its products do not reach the public through a direct purchase — they require a doctor, a prescription and a licensed distribution pathway.
Is Cann Group listed on the ASX? Yes. Cann Group Limited trades on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker CAN.
When did Cann Group get its licences? It received Australia's first cannabis research licence in February 2017 and Australia's first medicinal cannabis cultivation licence in March 2017. The company was established in 2014.
Do I need a prescription for CBD oil from CBD Oil Australia? No — CBD Oil Australia sells hemp-derived, over-the-counter CBD oil directly. The OTC route and the prescription route are separate frameworks. What Cann Group produces sits entirely in the prescription pathway; our range does not.
What is the difference between Cann Group and CBD Oil Australia? Cann Group is an ASX-listed licensed cultivator and manufacturer of prescription medical cannabis. CBD Oil Australia is an OTC online shop: full-spectrum, broad-spectrum, CBG, CBN and pet oils, bought directly and shipped across Australia to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, from $89.95. Two different categories, two different routes.
Is CBD oil legal in Australia? Within Australia's national framework, yes: low-dose cannabidiol was rescheduled by the TGA in 2021 as a pharmacist-only medicine, and hemp-derived CBD oil is sold online in that context. Higher-strength or THC-containing products require a prescription. The current rules are on the TGA website.
If you need prescribed medical cannabis, a doctor and the regulated pathway are the right starting point — Cann Group's products flow through that system. But if you want to buy cannabidiol oil directly in Australia — no consultation, no script, shipped to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and nationwide — the full CBD oil range at CBD Oil Australia is in one place.
