Proactive release of Ministerial decision-making documents
Cabinet material, associated briefing and regulatory impact statement: Improving the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme to better support economic and research opportunities
These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister of Health, Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall.
The Medicinal Cannabis Scheme (the Scheme) was established on 1 April 2020 to improve access to medicinal cannabis products for New Zealand patients. Since the introduction of the Scheme, some unintended barriers with the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 have been found due to evolving business models in the medicinal cannabis sector. The proposed changes are intended to better support the economic and research opportunities within the Scheme.
Title of Cabinet paper: Medicinal Cannabis: Improving the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme to better support economic and research opportunities (including Regulatory Impact Statement: Regulatory amendments to improve the economic opportunities of the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme)
Title of Ministerial briefing: Draft Cabinet paper: Improving the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme to better support economic and research opportunities (H2023025508)
Titles of minutes:
- Report of the Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee: Period Ended 21 July 2023 (CAB-23-MIN-0313)
- Improving the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme to Better Support Economic and Research Opportunities (SWC-23-MIN-0089)
Some parts of this information release would not be appropriate to release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Where this is the case, the relevant sections of the Act that would apply have been identified. Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it.
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