MEDICINAL Cannabis is back on South Australia’s political agenda

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• Political Reporter Sheradyn Holderhead
• The Advertiser
• August 05, 2014 12:01AM

 

MEDICINAL marijuana is back on South Australia’s political agenda, with state MPs to discuss its potential use at a round table meeting in coming weeks.

Greens MLC Tammy Franks will head the talks, which she will formalise today through a motion in parliament calling for all parties and independents to support legitimate discussion of the issue.

Ms Franks said many South Australians had contacted her office to raise the issue, including parents of young children suffering from debilitating conditions that could be treated with medicinal marijuana.

She said it was a debate SA had been slow to consider.

A report on the issue was tabled in the NSW Parliament and, last month, while NSW Liberal Premier Mike Baird last month said he was sympathetic to the push to legalise marijuana for medicinal use.

“We need to start a conversation in SA to put the needs of people living with chronic pain, challenging and devastating conditions, who could have their quality of life improved, front and centre,” Ms Franks said.

“They deserve to have parliamentarians listen to their needs and work together for a way forward.”

 

The full article can be seen here : http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/medical-marijuana-back-on-agenda-as-sa-mp-tammy-franks-arranged-parliamentary-talks/story-fni6uo1m-1227015036317

 

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