The Green Party is supporting the Government’s medicinal cannabis legislation introduced to parliament today, but is encouraging the public to use the select committee process to push for improvements to expand the law in relation to New Zealanders suffering from chronic pain and other medical conditions who could benefit from the use of medicinal cannabis, but who are excluded from legal protections in the Bill.

The Green Party is supporting the Government’s medicinal cannabis legislation introduced to parliament today, but is encouraging the public to use the select committee process to push for improvements to expand the law in relation to New Zealanders suffering from chronic pain and other medical conditions who could benefit from the use of medicinal cannabis, but who are excluded from legal protections in the Bill.

“这项法案表示从对现状的改善显著，并提供广阔的前景立法药用大麻。它代表整个执政党达成的共识，”绿党禁毒法改革发言人CHLOE斯沃布里克说。

“我们将进行投票，以提高访问药用大麻，但我们感到失望的条例草案并没有给所有的人从状况不佳谁可以从它的使用中获益提供覆盖，限制访问一个法律辩护，只有那些有绝症。

“议会必须通过专责委员会过程，并通过支持我的议员法案，它提供了生病新西兰人最好的药用大麻减轻疼痛的访问旨在改善条例草案的机会。

“绿党一直竞选一个富有同情心的做法药用大麻，并作为政府的合作伙伴，我们希望看到这个做好。

“我们鼓励谁希望看到草案扩大至包括慢性疼痛和其他疾病的患者，使他们的声音在专责委员会听到新西兰人。我们将支持他们继续推动一个更好的法案。

“新西兰人压倒性支持疼痛缓解使用药用大麻的，所以这是令人失望的法案不包括这些人。库里亚研究民意调查委托新西兰毒品基金会今年表现出的新西兰人支持增长和使用大麻任何医疗原因，如疼痛减轻78％，”斯瓦布里克女士​​说。