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Australia Legalizes Medical Marijuana

It's not clear when patients can pick it up

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff
Posted Feb 24, 2016 6:30 PM CST
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(NEWSER) – Medical marijuana is now legal in Australia. Parliament passed a measure Wednesday with amendments to the Narcotic Drugs Act that will allow marijuana to be grown for scientific and medical reasons, CNNreports. "This is an historic day for Australia and the many advocates who have fought long and hard to challenge the stigma around medicinal cannabis products so genuine patients are no longer treated as criminals," Australia's health minister says in a statement.

It's not clear when patients with a prescription will be able to actually get cannabis, as regulations need to be instituted and producers need to apply for licenses. One expert says medicinal marijuana could start being grown within a month, the Sydney Morning Heraldreports. Recreational marijuana is still illegal in Australia.
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