Australia: Committee to Advise on Eligibility for Victorian Scheme
An independent medical committee will oversee the roll out of medicinal cannabis in Victoria and advise on the next group of patients that will be given access the drug, the Andrews Government has said.
Medical marijuana is expected to be made available to children with severe epilepsy sometime next year, after the Government committed $28.5 million in this year's budget.
The Government announced Professor James Angus would lead the medical advisory committee that will look at expanding the scheme to other cohorts.
Premier Daniel Andrews earlier released photos from the Government's secret site where the cannabis crop is being cultivated.
Scheme 'on track', but no date set
He said naming the chairman of the committee brought medicinal cannabis a step closer.
"Having visited the crop just recently, I can tell you that the cultivation work the scientists out there are doing is world class, and they will be able to...
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