“I have no problem with the medical use of cannabis, just as I have no problem with the medical use of opiates,” Mr Abbott wrote in a letter to talkback radio host Alan Jones dated August 23.
“If a drug is needed for a valid medicinal purpose though and is being administered safely there should be no question of its legality,” he added.
Jones read out the letter from Mr Abbott on his 2GB breakfast programme on Wednesday.
On Monday NSW Premier Mike Baird took to twitter to announce a clinical trial into medical cannabis.
I met with Lucy Haslam to give her the good news: we will be conducting a clinical trial for medical cannabis #nswpol pic.twitter.com/7BuakSfmyB
— Mike Baird (@mikebairdMP) September 16, 2014
The trial will explore the role medical cannabis can play in providing relief to patients suffering debilitating or terminal illness #nswpol
— Mike Baird (@mikebairdMP) September 16, 2014
Medical #cannabis trial: we want people suffering a terminal illness such as Daniel #Haslam to have greater peace of mind #nswpol
— Mike Baird (@mikebairdMP) September 16, 2014
We’ll formalise @NSWPolice guidelines to allow officers to exercise discretion not to charge terminally ill adults who use #cannabis #nswpol
— Mike Baird (@mikebairdMP) September 16, 2014
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