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New Zealand: Guidelines for Applying for Medicinal Cannabis Barely Touched Following Review

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 05/19/2016 - 08:29

Terminally ill Helen Kelly says the Government has made her a "criminal" after a review of medicinal cannabis guidelines ended with little change.

More than a year ago the former Council of Trade Unions boss was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and after trying a variety of different medications she resorted to cannabis for pain relief.

Kelly continues to illegally source her own drugs after her bid for medicinal cannabis was withdrawn - the result of a "complicated" application process, which required information that was "impossible to access".

Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says he will continue to take a "robust and scientific'' approach to ...
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Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says he will continue to take a "robust and scientific'' approach to cannabis-based products.

 

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