Dr. Shane Reti's Proposed Medicinal Cannabis Bill w/ Sarah Helm: March 10, 2021

A private member's bill, drafted in 2018, has been put forward by the National Party's Dr. Shane Reti and is set to be debated in Parliament this evening regarding medicinal cannabis in New Zealand. This bill hopes to address prescription barriers through funding education programs for doctors and pharmacists to help them make informed decisions when it comes to prescribing medicinal cannabis. Aneeka spoke to Sarah Helm, executive director of the Drug Foundation about what this bill could mean for medicinal cannabis in New Zealand.