Medicinal cannabis in New Zealand An explainer

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Medicinal cannabis in New Zealand An explainer

By Chris James
Cannabis
To date, most medicinal cannabis products are not approved so there is no endorsement for safety or effectiveness

Medsafe group manager Chris James looks at the rules around medicinal cannabis

An amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act in December 2018 brought a new, and at the time, unconventional medicine to New Zealand: medicinal cannabis. I