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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 Australia: New medical cannabis laws to be tabled, Sussan Ley confident of bipartisan support 🌿Australia: New medical cannabis laws to be tabled, Sussan Ley confident of bipartisan support
Legislation to allow the cultivation of cannabis in Australia for medical or scientific purposes will be introduced by the Federal Government today.
The establishment of a national cannabis cultivation scheme aims to pave the way for patients with painful and chronic conditions to access medicinal cannabis.
The proposed amendments to the Narcotics Drugs Act 1967 would allow for cultivation through a national licensing and permit scheme.
Health Minister Sussan Ley said the Government had briefed Labor and the Greens and was optimistic about receiving their support for the move.
"We know the Greens are supportive," Ms Ley said.
"In fact, I've had support across the chambers and around the country and I really believe this is bipartisan."
She hoped the legislation would pass both the House of Representatives and the Senate this sitting of Parliament.
Last year the Greens criticised the Government for not acting sooner on a cultivation scheme.
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