Medicinal cannabis access in Australia was hard won by high profile lobbyists seeking to help terminally and chronically ill patients as an option of last resort.

Now it’s become big business with record numbers of scripts being written by doctors working for a growing number of telehealth companies.

A 7.30 investigation has found some are being pressured to prescribe.

National Health Reporter Elise Worthington and producer Emily Jane Smith have this exclusive report.

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