Australia: Farmers Say They're Ready to Grow Medical Cannabis
FARMERS in the state’s South East have joined the push to allow medicinal cannabis use in SA, saying they are “ready, willing and able” to grow crops.
The Greens are introducing a motion to Parliament calling on the State Government to get medical cannabis in SA “from the farm to the pharmacy to the patient”.
Long-time campaigner Greens MLC Tammy Franks said leaders in other states, including Victoria and New South Wales, were “forging ahead” and South Australia needed to be more involved in the national debate about making medical cannabis legally available.
“Victoria’s begun growing — (Premier) Daniel Andrews’s crop is about a foot high now, South Australia’s is non-existent,” Ms Franks said.
“There is definitely an appetite for growing the crop in South Australia.
“(Farmers) want this opportunity to get jobs into the regions. There’s a financial benefit and of course a health benefit to be had here.”...
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