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New Zealand: Helen Kelly Says Cannabis Is a 'Mild, Cheap and Low-Key Medicine'

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 08:45

 

For former Council of Trade unions president Helen Kelly, having access to medicinal cannabis is a personal issue.

Kelly joined John Campbell's Checkpoint from her home in Wellington and shared the reason behind her opting for cannabis. 

"It's a mild, cheap and low-key medicine being denied," Kelly said during the interview with Campbell.

Kelly was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in February last year.
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Kelly was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in February last year.

 

Tumours have broken Kelly's back and she only has months to live but illegally taking cannabis means she's pain-free.

Kelly was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in February last year and has once said that cannabis was the only thing that gives her relief and lets her sleep all night. 

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