Richard di Natale, leader of the Australian Greens, recently accused the federal government of “ignoring the will of parliament” on importing medical marijuana, as physicians complain that the system’s multiple obstacles are preventing terminally ill patients from accessing their medicine. He plans to introduce a bill on Tuesday that will make it easier for importers to stock medical cannabis products. Although the government legalized medical marijuana in 2016, medical practitioners are still unable to prescribe marijuana to terminally ill patients without prior authorization from a special access scheme under Category…
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