press release Archives - Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand

MCANZ Press Release: New Medical Cannabis Regulations “Bittersweet”

Posted on December 18, 2019 by admin

PRESS RELEASE: Unveiling of Medical Cannabis regulations "Bittersweet" Today, the Medical Cannabis Regulations have been released, the reaction from patients has been mixed, with some excellent gains made around prescribers and access pathways, leaving the patients uphill battle for access squarely as a socio-economic issue.Prescribing Unleashed "The unleashing of GP Prescribing for is a gr...
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MCANZ Press Release: Affordability needs addressing directly.

Posted on July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 by admin

With the government's Medical Cannabis Scheme document out for consultation, Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ has undertaken an independent study of medicinal cannabis users. MCANZ, a charity which focuses on promoting access, supporting patients and providing education to the Medical profession, has received over 2,800 responses.Among the key interim findings is that one-third of medical users g...
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MCANZ Press release: Leaked email reveals World Health Organisation Recommends Rescheduling Cannabis

Posted on February 3, 2019 by admin

Late last year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) held the 41st meeting of the Expert Committee of Drug Dependence (ECDD). This was a historic meeting as it was the first review of Cannabis scheduling in international treaties since before the existence of the UN or WHO.After a delay in reporting the results due to suspected political pressure, an internal letter to the UN Secretary-Gene...
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Press release: Patients express concern around the definition of palliative expressed in the SOPs

Posted on December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 by admin

MCANZ has been inundated with concern over the artificially narrow definition of palliation in the SOPs put forward late Monday on the Medical Cannabis Bill. There are 2 key phrases that narrow the definition to exclude those who may be considered palliative in Generic terms. The bill defines palliation as such"a person requires palliation if, in the opinion of a medical practitioner or n...
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Press Release: Helen Kelly Backs Medical Cannabis Charity.

Posted on May 9, 2016July 31, 2016 by Shane Le Brun

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 is the only notable public figure tackling this issue from a genuine personal need. We hope in future that other public...
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