Victoria starting with medical cannabis next year

Mary Wooldridge ... 'some way other than smokeable' (AAP)

Mary Wooldridge ... 'some way other than smokeable' (AAP)

Australians are a step closer to being able to access medicinal marijuana, with Victoria granting access to the drug in exceptional circumstances from next year. Children with severe epilepsy will be the first to benefit in what the state government is calling a small-scale, strictly controlled program.



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