Medical marijuana reform is spreading globally and has been going on for several years, with some regions now having better medical marijuana laws than others.

At the end of 2017, the New Zealand government announced that it would allow medical In some cases, marijuana is used after the rules are in place.

Unfortunately for most suffering patients, New Zealand’s laws have proven to be very limited and take a long time to come into effect.

New Zealand’s current medical cannabis laws first came into force in April 2020. New Zealand Ministry of Health, “Medical cannabis products are only available to patients with a doctor’s prescription.”

Fortunately for the future of cannabis policy in the country, New Zealand recently announced additional funding for cannabis research.

Increase current funding

New Zealand’s Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor recently announced that the Sustainable Food and Fiber Futures Fund will contribute $760,000 to an existing $1.9 million, three-year medical cannabis research program led by Greenlab.

The research project aims to “build evidence-based medical cannabis” cultivate practice.

“This investment will allow Greenlab researchers to conduct rigorous trials and laboratory testing at Lincoln University’s leased facility to ensure consistently high quality and effective medicines.” Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor ‘Connor) said new zealand herald.

As the Agriculture Minister pointed out, almost all of New Zealand’s medical cannabis supply has so far been imported from other countries.

The research project aims to increase domestic production to the point where New Zealand can actually start exporting medical cannabis products to other countries.

full legalization is better

If you really need New Zealand legislator It would be unacceptable for regulators to collect research over three years before significantly expanding the country’s medical marijuana program.

More cannabis research is always a good thing, however, there are enough studies to safely conclude that cannabis is a drug and that its widespread and safe use is warranted.

There is no valid reason to prevent New Zealand from enacting comprehensive medical cannabis reform soon.

The best approach to New Zealand’s cannabis policy is full legalization, even for patients. Only then will everyone get the medicines they need, and there won’t be a list of qualifying conditions that always leaves some patients looking outside.