New regulations could provide a business opportunity – as well as relief for patients

The Green Party is calling for Ireland to begin growing its own medicinal cannabis.

The party believes new regulations governing its prescription in certain circumstances could offer a business opportunity for the Exchequer – as well as relief for patients.

On Newstalk Breakfast this morning, Oliver Moran, Green Party representative for Cork North Central,  said the Government now has to decide whether to import the cannabis – or look at growing it in Ireland.

He said the growing process is extremely precise – with strict regulations on chemical composition, growing methods and the use of pesticides.

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