Under questioning from the Greens in Budget Estimates, Health officials confirmed the government has knocked back more than half the applications made by medical specialists for the use of medicinal cannabis for their patients. Watch
 

Of 39 applications made by specialists on behalf of their patients, only 17 were accepted by the Health Department. 

Rosalie Woodruff, Greens Health spokesperson vowed to continue to press the Gutwein Government to catch up to the rest of Australia, and to treat both patients and medical professionals with the respect and compassion they deserve. 

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The @TasLiberal are either psychopaths who delight in the pain of others, or spineless drones incapable of moral principle

Nowhere else in Australia does the State government interfere so directly and inappropriately in doctor/patient care

Shame on youhttps://t.co/CvzFi6OXPF

— Rhys Cohen (@rhyscohen) November 25, 2020