'Whole Plant' Medical Cannabis Business Raising Funds Despite Political Drag
Raising seed funding for a medical cannabis start-up is just half the battle.
Entrepreneurs are jostling for position in the nascent but lucrative medical cannabis industry, even as political and legal traction is proving difficult.
Take Chris Nasr, founder of LeafCann, who represents the contemporary face of the medical cannabis industry.
A 24-year-old electrician from a conservative Arabic family, Nasr is hard to dismiss as law-flouting drug user.
Medical cannabis trials are happening in Australia with positive results. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Nasr's discovery of the herbal treatment came after his aunt suffered a stroke and was struggling with pain management.
"Morphine was actually causing her more pain, so we went on a hunt for alternatives and cannabis seemed like the one that would have the best impact," he said.
"My brother and I were already running an electrical business together, which he...
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