Central Otago's fertile growing conditions have caught the eye of a Queenstown businessman who plans to grow medicinal cannabis in the heart of the wine region.
Medigrowth New Zealand director Aaron Murphy has partnered with Medigrowth Australia directors Todd McClellan and Adam Guskich to develop a medicinal cannabis cultivation, research and manufacturing business on the outskirts of Cromwell.
Aaron Murphy said a law change in December 2018 paved the way for a regulated medicinal cannabis industry in New Zealand.
"We've been working closely with New Zealand GPs on education initiatives, many of whom we know are being asked by increasing numbers of patients to prescribe medicinal cannabis but don't currently have the training or knowledge to do so."
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