New Zealand: Those in pain seeking other options
People who use cannabis for medicinal purposes are calling for the drug to be made legally available for those who need it.
Those with a terminal illness, or who suffer from chronic pain, claim taking cannabis helps alleviate pain. They know they are breaking the law, but say the benefits outweigh the risks.
Last week Associate Minister of Health Peter Dunne Dunne approved a cannabinoid (CBD), Elixinol, for Nelson teenager Alex Renton, who had been in Wellington Hospital for more than 60 days in an induced coma.
Dunne approved the treatment and within the first 48 hours of receiving the drug the 19-year-old Nelson man had shown signs of progress. His family's fight to get doctors to apply to the Ministry of Health triggered other families to speak out about their experiences battling for CBD.
On Wednesday's front page of our community newspaper, the South Canterbury Herald, we spoke with the Timms...
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