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Amnesty call for growers as SCU begins cannabis research

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 09:00

The demand for medicinal cannabis is rising, with Hemp Embassy volunteers urging people to make their own.

By Darren Coyne

North Coast growers involved in the production of medicinal cannabis should be granted an amnesty from prosecution given the widespread use and growing acceptance of the plant’s medicinal qualities, according to the Nimbin Hemp Embassy.

Hemp Embassy president Michael Balderstone today welcomed an announcement that Southern Cross University in Lismore would be conducting research into medicinal cannabis, but said those at the coalface – growers, suppliers and users – continued to be persecuted.

The university announced this week that it would be creating a high-security facility to conduct research into developing new cannabis cultivars suitable for use in preclinical research and clinical trials in NSW and elsewhere.

SCU's Plant Science director Professor Graham King will lead research into medicinal cannabis. (supplied)

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