A doctor working for a telehealth cannabis clinic has prescribed 12,000 medicinal cannabis scripts in six months, according to AHPRA — an average of 90 patients per working day.

Three months ago, the watchdog created a rapid regulatory response unit to investigate medicinal cannabis prescriptions amid concerns about medical integrity in the industry.

In a statement this month, it said the “single medical practitioner appears to have prescribed category 5 dried herb products”: the highest-strength cannabis product available via a prescription, with a THC greater than 98% of cannabinoids.

Category 5 medicinal cannabis is typically prescribed for serious pain management, such as cancer-related pain.