Thus it is with the issue of medicinal cannabis. It allows for a regulated domestic cannabis industry, makes it easier to access medical cannabis products, allows the terminally ill to use illicit cannabis and moves to establish a body to set standards. That is caused by the THC, and medicinal cannabis should be low in this. Medicinal cannabis as a stalking horse for legalising cannabis is a concern. Progress can be made towards medical cannabis becoming a realistic treatment option.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 26, 2017 16:52 UTC