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The Regulator of Medicinal Cannabis Bill was introduced by Greens leader Richard Di Natale last year with cross-party support.
The Bill follows an extensive campaign from Tamworth's Lucy Haslam, whose son Daniel used medicinal cannabis to overcome the vomiting and nausea he experienced following chemotherapy treatment for bowel cancer.
It seeks to establish a new Commonwealth body, the Regulator of Medicinal Cannabis, with responsibility for regulating the production, transport, storage and usage of cannabis products for medicinal purposes.
In its report on the Bill the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee supported the use of products derived from cannabis in relation to particular medical conditions, where proven to be safe and effective.
Richard Di Natale said as...
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