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Regulating medicinal cannabis is difficult and complex
The prescribing and use of cannabis-based medicines is strictly regulated in New Zealand. University of Auckland pharmacy law lecturer Sanya Ram explores the current legal requirements for prescribing and dispensing cannabinoid products
The therapeutic potential for medicinal cannabis has been topical and has provoked much debate globally.
Regulating medicinal cannabis is difficul
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- Misuse of Drugs Regulations,1977 (NZ).
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- Misuse of Drugs Regulations,1977 (NZ), regulation 29 (1A).
- Medicines Act, 1981 (NZ), s29.
- Medsafe. Sativex oromucosal spray. Available from: www.medsafe.govt.nz (Accessed May 2018).
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