Australia: Medicinal Cannabis Cultivation Research to Be Spearheaded at New South Wales Facility
The woman behind a push for medicinal cannabis says it is important to make sure Australia takes the lead on research and does not let international companies capture the market for profit.
The New South Wales Government on Sunday announced it was the first state authorised to conduct cultivation research, after the Federal Government in October announced it would legalise the growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
State Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair said the research would lay the foundations for future non-government cultivation.
"This is an important step forward that underpins the potential pharmaceutical supply of cannabis-based medicines made in Australia," he said.
"This cultivation research will build the additional evidence required to produce medicinal cannabis in New South Wales to guaranteed safety and quality standards."
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