Australia: Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews shares photo of first medical marijuana crop

  • Victoria's premier posted pictures of the state's medicinal cannabis crop
  • Daniel Andrews said the crop will be used to treat sick children next year
  • He said the crop was planted in April after being tested and sampled
  • Victoria is the first state in Australia to legalise marijuana for medical use

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has shared photographs of the state's first medicinal cannabis crop in a controversial move to help treat sick children next year.

Daniel Andrews said the crop was planted in April after being tested and sampled and would be ready for harvest in just two months.

'In 2017, we'll make this life-saving treatment available to the sick kids who need it most,' Mr Andrews wrote in the Facebook post on Friday.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has shared photographs of the state's first medicinal cannabis crop

Daniel Andrews (pictured) said the crop, which was planted in...

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