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Australia legalizes growing medicinal marijuana crops, once and for all

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 00:32

The benefits of medicinal marijuana have been extolled by United States residents for a while, and now it's Australia's turn.  

After passing legislation in February, this Sunday saw the Narcotic Drugs Amendment Bill 2016 come into being. This means people or organizations in Australia are now able to apply for a license to cultivate and manufacture medical cannabis in Australia.  

How does one apply? (We hear you asking.) Well don't get too excited, recreational weed-smokers. The Office of Drug Control will accept applications for cannabis cultivation from people deemed "fit and proper." 

Interested people and businesses will have to pass a security test set by the office, and show the proposed location they'd be growing medicinal marijuana in, to ensure it's not shady (metaphorically, and perhaps literally).  

According to the ABC, hundreds of people and businesses both local and international, have registered their interest...

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