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Marijuana 'on prescription'
NICK HENDERSON
April 27, 2007 02:15am
MARIJUANA would be prescribed by doctors in South Australia for medicinal purposes under planned legislation.
Democrats MP Sandra Kanck yesterday said a bill was being drafted to prevent people using the drug for medicinal purposes from being fined.
She said some doctors already were advising patients to use marijuana to help manage their pain.
Australian Medical Association state president Chris Cain has supported the move but only if certain conditions are met.
"We don't disagree with the concept of marijuana for medicinal purposes but it needs to be in a standardised form," he said.
But the AMA doesn't support inhaled marijuana.
Anti-drugs MP Ann Bressington said the move sent the wrong message about drug use.
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