Montu is Australia's largest medical cannabis company. That's the first thing to get straight, because it explains everything that follows: it imports and supplies prescription medical cannabis products and owns the Alternaleaf telehealth clinic, which means it sits on the prescription side of the line, behind a doctor and a script. It is not an over-the-counter shop. If you're in Newcastle and what you actually want is over-the-counter CBD oil you can order online — no consultation, no prescription — that's a separate thing entirely. For that, there's CBD Oil Newcastle, an online CBD oil shop delivering across Hamilton, Charlestown, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and the rest of NSW.
This review is independent. CBD Oil Newcastle is a separate Australian shop that sells its own range of over-the-counter CBD oil — it is not Montu, is not affiliated with it, and is not a medical-cannabis company, clinic or prescriber. Montu's own businesses operate at montu.com.au.
What Montu is
Montu is a Melbourne-based health-technology company, founded in 2019, and now the largest medical cannabis business in the country. It doesn't run a single storefront. Instead it works across the supply chain — importing and distributing prescription medical cannabis products — and operates a group of connected brands that each handle a different stage of the journey from prescriber to patient.
The most recognisable is Alternaleaf, the telehealth clinic Montu owns, which arranges prescriptions after a consultation. Around it sit Leafio, a wholesale distribution arm that supplies pharmacies; uMeds, the dispensing and pharmacy-fulfilment side; and Saged, an accredited education service for healthcare professionals. Put plainly: Montu is the company behind both the supply and the clinic — a business-to-business importer and distributor with a patient-facing clinic attached — not somewhere you go for an over-the-counter purchase. That's the distinction that makes a comparison with an OTC shop meaningful rather than misleading.
Prescription medical cannabis vs over-the-counter CBD oil
This is the part worth being precise about, because the two are easy to run together. What Montu's ecosystem supplies and prescribes is prescription medical cannabis: a doctor assesses you and, if appropriate, prescribes a product — which can include THC — supplied under that script, with medical oversight. Over-the-counter CBD oil is a different category.
In 2021 the Therapeutic Goods Administration down-scheduled low-dose cannabidiol (up to 150mg a day) to a pharmacist-only medicine, and hemp-derived CBD oil is also sold online as a composition-described product you buy without a consultation. The two are not substitutes for one another — they're separate routes with separate rules. We don't position our shop as a stand-in for medical advice or a prescription; a doctor is the route for that. We simply sell over-the-counter CBD oil to people in Newcastle who want that specific product. The current framework is set out on the TGA website.
Buying over-the-counter CBD oil in Newcastle
CBD Oil Newcastle is an online CBD oil shop set up for Newcastle — no clinic, no consultation, no script. We describe every oil by what's in it, never by what it might do, and post across Hamilton, Charlestown, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and the rest of NSW in plain Australian dollars. If you want the whole-plant profile, our full-spectrum CBD oil keeps the legal trace of THC (under 0.3%); if you'd rather none, our broad-spectrum CBD oil removes it.
Beyond cannabidiol there are two single-cannabinoid oils — CBG oil, which is cannabigerol, and a THC-free CBN oil, a cannabinol isolate — plus a pet CBD oil made for animals. Each is hemp extract in a coconut-derived MCT carrier, in a 50ml bottle, third-party lab-tested by batch with a Certificate of Analysis on request, and priced from $89.95. Imported from EU Labs in Amsterdam and dispatched within Australia; the whole range and prices for Newcastle sit in one place.
From our CBD oil range
6000mg CBG Oil
Cannabigerol at higher strength, full-spectrum hemp, trace THC. 6000mg in 50ml MCT oil, 120mg per ml.
3000mg CBD Oil (Broad Spectrum)
Mid-strength broad-spectrum hemp, THC removed. The rest of the cannabinoid and terpene profile stays. 3000mg in 50ml MCT oil, 60mg per ml.
12000mg CBD Oil (Full Spectrum)
Our strongest full-spectrum hemp. Whole-plant cannabinoid and terpene profile, trace THC. 12000mg in 50ml MCT oil, 240mg per ml.
What to weigh before you compare
A prescription ecosystem and a shop answer different questions, so the comparison really comes down to which route you're after:
- A prescription route (Montu's ecosystem) — you want a doctor to assess you and, if suitable, prescribe; that can include THC products and ongoing medical oversight, supplied and dispensed through the company's clinic and distribution network. It starts with a consultation and a prescription.
- An over-the-counter shop (CBD Oil Newcastle) — you want to buy hemp-derived CBD oil directly, described by spectrum, milligrams and carrier oil, without a consultation. It starts and ends with the product.
Neither replaces the other, and the prescription route is the one to take if a medical assessment is what you want. If it's the over-the-counter product you're after, the how-to-use guide explains how to read a CBD oil label and measure a serving.
Common questions about Montu and CBD oil in Newcastle
Is Montu a shop? No. Montu is a medical cannabis company that imports and supplies prescription products and runs the Alternaleaf clinic. You don't buy from it over the counter the way you would from an online CBD oil shop.
Is Montu the same as Alternaleaf? Not quite — Alternaleaf is the telehealth clinic, and Montu is the larger company that owns it, along with its distribution, dispensing and education brands. Alternaleaf is one part of the wider Montu group.
Do I need a prescription to buy CBD oil in Newcastle? Not for over-the-counter, hemp-derived CBD oil from a shop such as CBD Oil Newcastle. A prescription route like Montu's ecosystem is for prescription products, which is a separate pathway.
What's the difference from CBD Oil Newcastle? Montu is a medical cannabis company — import, supply, a clinic, prescriptions, and products that can include THC. CBD Oil Newcastle is an over-the-counter CBD oil shop: full-spectrum, broad-spectrum, CBG, CBN and pet oils, bought directly and shipped across NSW to Hamilton, Charlestown, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, from $89.95.
Is CBD oil legal in NSW? Yes, within the national framework: low-dose cannabidiol is pharmacist-only, and other or higher-strength products sit behind a prescription. We describe our oils by composition only and make no health claims; the rules are on the TGA website.
Where can I buy over-the-counter CBD oil in Newcastle? Online, from an Australian shop such as CBD Oil Newcastle — you can see the full range and prices for Newcastle and NSW together.
If you're looking for a prescriber and a medical assessment, that's what Montu's clinic side is for. But if you simply want to buy over-the-counter CBD oil in Newcastle — described plainly and shipped from within Australia — browse the full CBD oil range, real and lab-tested, delivered across NSW.
