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Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand

Launch Press Release

Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand (MCANZ) is pleased to announce its registration as a charity has been approved.

MCANZ is devoted to “putting patients before politics”, and intends to help patients who may benefit from access to medical cannabis under existing laws. As a charity, MCANZ cannot advocate for any specific law changes. However, we can take a role in increasing public awareness of medical cannabis use in New Zealand.

Medical cannabis is legally available in New Zealand. Approximately 30 Kiwis now have active prescriptions for Sativex, but MCANZ believes many more New Zealanders could benefit from this medication.

The Three Goals of MCANZ

* to assist fundraising for legally-available medical cannabis for patients

* To promote knowledge on medical cannabis to the medical profession

* to advocate for patients’ access to the best medicine available for them

The cost of Sativex is a huge barrier. Already, many people have had successful crowd funding campaigns for this medicine, and MCANZ will promote and assist such fundraising through its tax-deductible status. MCANZ will seek donations and bequests directly, and network to help Kiwis in need meet potential benefactors. Initially, a crowd-funding campaign will support 10 additional patients.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/legalmcfor10/donations

Improving knowledge on medical cannabis would empower and assist the medical profession to use current legal