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Category: NZ
Newstalk ZB: Pharmac turns down funding cover for Sativex
Sushila Butt has petitioned Parliament over treatment for her 21 year old daughter and her ability to access the cannabinoid medication known as Sativex (Getty Images) Pharmac is being left to make the final call on how a young woman Read More …
Press Release: MC Guidelines review dissapointing.
Last Month Peter Dunne announced the results of the Ministry of Health review into the guidelines that assess applications for ministerial approval to prescribe cannabis-based products. MCANZ, and the patients we represent, find these proposed changes underwhelming, our particular points of Read More …
One News: Pressure Mounts on Pharmac to fund Sativex
Ryan Boswell reports on the progress of Jamie O’mara and asks The Epilepsy Association and MS Society on there thoughts regarding Sativex funding and Pharmac. To help Jamie and others with the costs of Sativex please consider donating to Read More …
Radio NZ: Calls for independent inquiry into medical cannabi …
A review which left the rules for access to medical cannabis largely unchanged was ‘biased’, an open letter from advocates says. https://mcawarenessnz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RRonRadiolive.mp3 Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne had Ministry officials and medical professionals look at guidelines used to assess applications Read More …
#MC410 Sativex for Warren Edney
Warren was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in May 2013. Warren was just 41 years old at the time. MS causes damage to nerves in the body. Nerves in the brain and spine send messages to parts of the body. Read More …
One News: ‘How much pain do I need to be in?’ MS …
Sickness beneficiary Warren Edney, who suffers immensely from a rapidly progressing form of MS, on his need for Medical Cannabis, to support Warren, and others like him, please consider donating to him on our give a little page.
Breakfast: Helen Kelly sleeps better at night
Guidelines for applying for medicinal cannabis barely touche …
Terminally ill Helen Kelly says the Government has made her a “criminal” after a review of medicinal cannabis guidelines ended with little change. More than a year ago the former Council of Trade Unions boss was diagnosed with terminal lung Read More …
Press Release: Helen Kelly Backs Medical Cannabis Charity.
Yesterday Helen Kelly published a post supporting other families needing access to Medical Cannabis, including a supporting video of our #MC410 fundraiser, aiming to fundraise for Sativex for 10 Patients. MCANZ is grateful for the public endorsement from Helen Kelly, who Read More …