Victorian Labor party wants to legalise cannabis oil to treat life-threatening conditions.
The peak body representing Victorian doctors has backed state opposition leader Daniel Andrews in calling for cannabis to be examined for medical use, but stressed the drug must undergo Australian clinical trials first.
Andrews announced on Sunday morning that if elected in November Labor would seek advice from the Victorian Law Reform Commission on the prescription, manufacture and distribution of medical cannabis.
Andrews ruled out legalising recreational use of the drug but said it could be used to treat Victorians with life-threatening and chronic conditions.
Victorian families have been publicly campaigning for the drug to be used medically, saying it has successfully treated their chronically ill children when other medicines have not. Cannabis is currently not used as a first-line treatment for any conditions.
The Victorian health minister, David Davis, in July said he had no plans to legalise the drug, but now says he will revisit the subject.
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