Grey Power March 2017

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Easing access to medical
cannabis a good move
The Grey Power Federation has commended the
Government for finally easing access to medical cannabis.
Associate health Minister Peter
Dunne recently announced that
authority to approve applications
for non-pharmaceutical grade medicinal
cannabis will be held by Ministry of Health
professionals rather than the minister.
Grey Power Federation president Tom
O’Connor said there has been a long campaign
by several groups and individuals
seeking a relaxation of the law around cannabis
use.
“Unfortunately the genuine needs of seriously
ill people were clouded by a noisy
group seeking the right to grow their own
cannabis for recreational use and so called
self-medication.
“We had a bit of a stoush with them a
few months ago when they jumped on the
band wagon but we tossed them off again,”
said Tom.
In our discussions with Health Minister
Jonathan Coleman and Associate Health
Minister Peter Dunne both promised to give
careful consideration to our request to make
access for people in genuine need easier.
Until now it could take several months
for an application to be approved and then
only fully tested products were considered.
“We saw no justification in people suffering
when help could be made available
much faster and easier.”
Tom said: “There is a world of difference
between cannabis-based pharmaceuticals,
fully tested or otherwise, and home
grown cannabis for self-medication, which
the federation did not support.
“There is still some way to go in terms of
making a greater range of products available
and funded by Pharmac but this is a
very good start which probably could have
been made earlier if the recreational use
lobby had not slowed the process,” he said.
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