Optional · Restricted · Separate consent
Patient evidence,
with care.
Your access experience matters even if you have no document or cannot afford a consultation. Proof is optional; it is not a condition for sharing your experience or signing a petition.
Start with healthcare, not campaign paperwork
Seek a qualified healthcare professional for genuine symptoms or care needs. Do not seek, exaggerate or pay for a diagnosis simply to support the campaign. Do not stop or change treatment based on this initiative. A diagnosis does not establish that cannabis is an appropriate treatment or guarantee lawful access.
Each professional must work within their scope. SAHPRA’s Section 21 guidance says the prescribing medical practitioner applies; submitting evidence here is not a SAHPRA application.
A minimal, reviewed document
- Complete the minimal patient access form when it opens and keep your private receipt.
- Request review of the type of document you already have. Do not enter a diagnosis or upload a file at this step.
- An appointed clinical reviewer decides whether a document is necessary and specifies the smallest useful extract.
- Read that scope, redact unnecessary information, give separate consent and upload through this page only.
A brief practitioner summary may be sufficient. A diagnosis confirmation extract is considered only if necessary for the approved question; full medical histories, prescriptions, identity documents and children’s records are not accepted in this workflow.
Before sharing a document
Keep the original with your healthcare provider. Remove ID/passport numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, record or account numbers, signatures, contact details and unrelated diagnoses. Remove third-party information and document metadata. Use proper irreversible redaction; drawing a black rectangle over text may leave it recoverable. Check the resulting PDF and follow the reviewer’s approved scope. Never alter a clinical finding or misrepresent what a practitioner wrote.
Restricted evidence privacy notice
Evidence is encrypted with a separate key and accessible only to explicitly appointed clinical reviewers and you through your receipt. General reviewers, coordinators and newly joined professionals cannot access it. It is not included in public statistics, ordinary report exports or general backups. Nothing authorises public or government disclosure of your document.
The reviewed scanner processes document bytes for security before storage; its operator and processing arrangements must be approved for health information first. Active evidence is retained for up to 30 days, never beyond the associated response’s expiry. Withdrawing evidence removes the active document and starts backup follow-up; it does not withdraw your separate survey or petition.
Responsible party, contact details and your privacy rights · Appointment discussion checklist