The National Party’s deputy leader and health spokesperson, Shane Reti, popped into the news yesterday because he was promoting a bill before Parliament which aimed to make medicinal cannabis more affordable and accessible.
The Greens Chloe Swabrick was among the MPs who voted against the bill, among other reasons because …
“It represents a highly pharmaceuticalised, commercial model…”
Does this mean she wants amateur growers to get a slice of the medicinal action? Or gang members?
Reti told RNZ the bill had three key points: cannabis with low THC could be obtained over the counter; it improved the MedSafe consenting process; and the prescribing regime would be pharmacy dispensing, such as in the US.
Moreover, the bill addressed some issues under the current regime, such as tightening up the eligibility of who can manufacture medicinal cannabis.
A key consideration was that two years after the medicinal cannabis law took effect
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