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A call to cut more red tape over the prescription of medicinal cannabis that contains THC in Western Australia,to bring it into line with the eastern states,has been met with varying levels of scepticism by doctors.
The drug had been listed in the 1961 Convention on Narcotic Drugs in the same category as heroin and several other opioids.
Under HIF's changes,customers who subscribe to its pharmacy drugs extras scheme can claim a maximum rebate of $80 per script or $105 if they are prescribed products from WA medical cannabis producer Little Green Pharma.
Medicinal cannabis users could be free as early as next year to drive with the substance in their bodies as the state government considers major changes to drug-driving laws.
As local manufacturing picks up,prices drop and prescribers feel more comfortable handing it to patients,medicinal cannabis use is soaring.
In this episode,senior culture writer Nathanael Cooper is joined by South East Asia correspondent James Massola to discuss New Zealand's upcoming referendum on legalising cannabis.
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