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High hopes for chronic patients

Saturday 4 May 2024 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health, National

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High hopes for chronic patients
Prime Minister Mark Brown and his Cabinet will make a final decision on the Narcotics and Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2023, which allows anyone prescribed medicinal cannabis to import or possess it within the Cook Islands, next week. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU/23121360

The law legalising medicinal cannabis is set to come into effect this month, requiring patients to have prescriptions and drugs to be imported from New Zealand or Australia.

The law legalising medicinal cannabis is set to come into effect this month, requiring patients to have prescriptions and drugs to be imported from New Zealand or Australia.


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