NZ Political roundup: The Battle over medical marijuana
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Former CTU president Helen Kelly has mounted a campaign that seeks to reform the government's procedures over medicinal cannabis. Kelly has blogged about her predicament and campaign - see: Life and death and Cannabis. This must-read post sets out her problems with getting appropriate treatment.
Blogger Russell Brown is strongly critical of what he believes are unreasonable and poorly thought out bureaucratic hoops applicants must jump through to meet the Ministry of Health's criteria - see his blog post, Helen Kelly's letter.
Associate Minister of Health Peter Dunne has responded to such criticism saying "The application has... been deferred, not declined, by the ministry,...
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