17 Jun 2022

Southern Medicinal aims to cut cost of medical cannabis

From Checkpoint, 6:20 pm on 17 June 2022

A Southland cannabis producer hopes to ease patient's pain and ensure they're less out of pocket with prescription pot. Patients say they're struggling to afford legal medicinal cannabis with some turning to the black market.

This morning, a group of patients visited Southern Medicinal, a cannabis growing facility in Mataura, which is aiming to dramatically cut the cost of treatment.

Reporter Tess Brunton ventured into their green room to hear more about their plans.