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Alex Renton's family have paid tribute to the spirit of the Nelson teenager after he died last night. The 19-year-old received medicinal marijuana while in an induced coma in Wellington Hospital. He was suffering from status epilepticus - an acute,...

Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has today approved the use of a non-pharmaceutical grade cannabis-based product, following an application from the patient’s treating consultant.

The changes announced by the Government today will do little to improve safe legal access for patients using cannabis medicinally, says cannabis advocacy group NORML. An estimated one-in-twenty New Zealanders use cannabis medicinally. Approximately...

Medicinal cannabis still too costly for Christchurch woman A medical cannabis campaigner says Peter Dunne’s move to take leave decisions on medicinal cannabis products will make very little difference to those needing the drug for pain relief. The...

Stuff co.nz 17 March 2015 A government investigation into the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes has found little evidence to support a wider review. Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne called on the Ministry of Health to provide a report, amid...