Metiria Turei's Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill will have its first reading at 3pm on the 1st of July. This is sure to be a historic occasion as it is the first time a major piece of cannabis law reform legislation has entered the house.

Metiria's Bill will make it legal for patients or their care givers to grow cannabis for medical use.

The following are some of the conditions cannabis is effective at treating:

Appetite Loss
Arthritis
Asthma
Addiction
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Anxiety Disorders
AIDS Wasting Syndrome
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism
Aversive Memories
Bipolar Affective Disorder
Brain Injury/Stroke
Cancer (including Breast cancer, Cervical cancer, Lung cancer, Skin cancer)
Depression
Dystonia
Epilepsy
Fibromyalgia
Glaucoma
Migraine
Nausea
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Chemo Related Nausea
Chronic Pain
Diabetes
Hepatitis C
High Blood Pressure/Hypertension
Lymphoma
Migraine
Mental Illness
Multiple Sclerosis
Movement Disorders
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Neuroprotection
Nail Patella Syndrome
Parkinson's disease
Pancreatitis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sickle Cell Disease
Schizophrenia
Skin allergies
Sleep Apnea
Tourette-Syndrome
Ulcerative Depression,
Violent, uncontrollable outbursts in children