Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne Is Blaming Dope Smokers for the Current Debate Over Cannabis Decriminalisation. Josh Fagan Reports. DEBATE OVER medical cannabis has been hijacked by "nuisance" campaigners who are making it harder for people with serious diseases, says Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne. The Government has come under renewed pressure to conduct trials on medicinal cannabis products, while New South Wales Premier Mike Baird said last week he was in support of NSW becoming the first Australian state to legalise medicinal cannabis for terminally ill patients. [continues 570 words]
A family is being torn apart in its bid to give a 6-year-old medicinal cannabis. Jessika and Brendan Guest moved from the United States to Whangarei last year with their children Jade, 6, and Ethan, 8. But Jessika is now heading back to Colorado with the children where they can legally source cannabis oil to treat Jade's epilepsy. Jessika believes medicinal marijuana is the best option for Jade whose condition has worsened in recent months to the point where she has more than 30 seizures a day. [continues 488 words]
"It's hugely frustrating to see your child constantly seizuring and knowing that . . . there's medicine that possibly could be helping them." A Rotorua woman says cannabis might help her 6-year-old daughter who suffers seizures and wants the Government to "open their eyes" on the medical marijuana debate. Karen Jeffries' daughter, Zoe, was born with refractory seizure disorder and Jeffries said she was told by doctors Zoe was unlikely to live more than 24 hours. Zoe survived, but has grown up on a "cocktail of pharmaceuticals" and continues to suffer more than 100 seizures a day. She will never be able to talk properly or walk without the aid of a frame. [continues 343 words]
An American Family Is Upending Their New Start in New Zealand to Chase Cannabis Treatment for Their Young Daughter Josh Fagan Reports. A NORTHLAND family is being torn apart in their bid to give their six-year-old daughter cannabis. Jessika and Brendan Guest moved from America to Whangarei last year but Jessika and their two children Jade, 6, and Ethan, 8, are heading back to Colorado where they can legally source cannabis oil to treat Jade's epilepsy. Jessika said she believed medicinal marijuana was the best option for Jade, whose condition has worsened in recent months, leaving her suffering more than 30 seizures a day. [continues 753 words]
