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Health Minister Granted Medical Cannabis To 20 Patients

The Health Minister has granted medicinal cannabis be used to treat 20 patients after their doctors...
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11:14 AM - 24 May 2019



Health Minister Granted Medica...

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Health Minister Granted Medical Cannabis To 20 Patients

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11:14 AM - 24 May 2019



The Health Minister has granted medicinal cannabis be used to treat 20 patients after their doctors applied for a special licence.

The Department of Health grants the licences if the application is endorsed by a consultant who is prepared to monitor its effects.

There has been 43 applications by medical practitioners wanting to prescribe cannabis as a treatment for patients since late 2016.

Licences are valid for three months, followed by six-month extensions to the prescription.



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Medical Cannabis Minister For Health Simon Harris

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