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NZ: Don't count on medicinal cannabis, says Dunne
New Zealand could piggyback on Australian research into the wider use of medicinal cannabis, but associate minister of health Peter Dunne is cautioning people against getting their hopes up.
The Australian government is hoping to pass legislation by the end of the year allowing cannabis to be grown for clinicial trials.
New Zealand already allows cannabis to be grown for research and scientific purposes, but Mr Dunne said no one had shown an interest.
He said he was keeping an eye on the Australian situation.
"No one has yet shown an interest in conducting clinical trials in New Zealand because they do not [consider] the market as big enough to make it worth their while. Australia's a different case," he said.
"If products are tested there and emerge as being viable and registered ultimately by the Therapeudic Goods Agency, then it's more than likely that Medsafe here would follow
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