Pubdate: Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Source: Cairns Post (Australia)
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PREMIER OPEN TO POT PLAN

THE Queensland Premier says he has an open mind about legalising 
marijuana for medical purposes but will rely on the advice of 
national health experts.

Medical cannabis could soon be legalised in NSW with senior 
politicians indicating support, as long as concerns about how it 
would be regulated are dealt with.

Campbell Newman says any change in Queensland should be made on the 
basis of advice from the National Health and Medical Research Council 
(NHMRC), not NSW.

"I have an open mind on these things," he told reporters yesterday.

"There are so many of our life-saving and pain-alleviating drugs that 
come from nature, and I see it in that context.

"But I'd be interested in what the NHMRC are saying."
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