into Australia’s booming medicinal cannabis industry and concerns about the level of regulation around it.Federal Court action against Montu and its cannabis telehealth clinic Alternaleaf, accusing them of unlawfully advertising cannabis using terms including “medical cannabis” and “plant medicine”.
Montu denies many of the allegations raised by the TGA. In a court filing earlier this month, the company said it had not contravened the Therapeutic Goods Act.The document was released by the court toThe Age’s legal team, Montu’s solicitors claimed the court document was restricted and should not have been accessible without a judge’s approval.said Lucas had applied to the court to inspect the document, paid an inspection fee and been provided with the document by the court.In an email to Montu’s lawyers, later provided to“On 12 September 2024,“The author of that request incorrectly listed the affidavit as ‘unrestricted’.
Montu was founded in 2019 by Christopher Strauch and the company is majority-owned by his brother Raphael, via the German pair’s Hong Kong-based holding company. Raphael Strauch is heavily involved in cryptocurrency and posts regular updates on social media showing him on private jets, on the ski field, with vintage sports cars and with a Porsche 911 in the Dakar rally.Get alerts on significant breaking news as happens.