New Zealand: 'Let's get this country green'

Medicinal cannabis: 'Let's get this country green'

We asked Stuff Nation members to share their views on whether cannabis should be legalised for medicinal use. This is Michael Doran's view on the matter.

I have been a drug addict for the past 30 years and clean for about three years.

The one constant drug that I have used and will continue to use for migraines, depression and insomnia is cannabis.

I have tried different prescribed medicines and different forms of therapy, but the best solution has been to self-medicate with cannabis. Unfortunately, that means breaking the law by having to buy it off people who are themselves trying to sell enough so they can afford to smoke a bit of it themselves.

The one problem is I never really know what I am getting until I get home - you have to trust and rely on a dealer to come...

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