A victory for homegrown policy approaches:
Following a two year process of deliberations, investigation and research, prompted by the Medical Innovation Bill, an announcement was made today in Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health that the Department of Health will soon regulate access to medicinal cannabis for prescribed health conditions.
This is a victory for every South African unnecessarily suffering because of HIV/AIDS, severe chronic pain, severe muscle spasms, vomiting or wasting arising from Cancer, or severe seizures resulting from epileptic conditions where other treatment options have failed or have intolerable side effects...[more]