Cannabis oil unlikely to work for coma teen
Medicinal cannabis oil may not be enough to save the life of a Nelson teenager.
Associate health minister Peter Dunne has given one-off approval for the 19-year-old to receive cannabis oil.
Wellington Hospital staff have already tried more than 40 medications to treat Alex Renton since he was put into an induced coma two months ago.
Mr Dunne doesn't expect the oil to work, and Drug Foundation executive director Ross Bell says he's probably right.
"There is guarantee this product, because it's new, will work on this case, because it's rare."
Ross Bell says there are many other patients who may benefit from medicinal cannabis, and this case may force other cases to be reconsidered.
Peter Dunne [told Larry Williams] says he made the decision based on advice from doctors, and the case shouldn't be construed as setting a wider precedent.
But Ross Bell says the case shows there is...
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