South Australian cannabis crusader Jenny Hallam joins forces with Victorian company to work on legal version of her medical marijuana oil

CANNABIS crusader Jenny Hallam has joined forces with a Victorian company with the aim of having a legal version of her medical oil available to patients in that state by the end of the year.

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CANNABIS crusader Jenny Hallam has joined forces with a Victorian company with the aim of having a legal version of her medical oil available to patients in that state by the end of the year. Ms Hallam, who was raided and reported by South Australian police for producing the medicinal oil for around 100 sick people, is working with Cannabis Life to build a registry of clients wanting access to the product and doctors willing to prescribe it.

A website has been created for people to express interest in receiving the product. “The Victorian Government wants us to show demand,” Ms Hallam said. “Once we’ve compiled a list, we can present that to the Government to show that there is a need for my products.”

The Victorian Government gave medical cannabis the tick last year, but the South Australian Government is yet to do so. Ms Hallam, who uses cannabis oil to treat her fibromyalgia, said this situation could lead to people leaving the state in order to legally use the oil.

“I’d be willing to move to Victoria myself if that’s what it takes,” she said. “I hope that won’t be necessary.”

Ms Hallam was scathing of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s plea on Tuesday to reject cannabis oil from unlicensed producers.

“It’s all well and good for Mr Turnbull to say that, but he’s rich enough to take his family overseas if they ever needed treatment,” she said. “Most people don’t have that option, so what are they meant to do?”

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said yesterday a medical cannabis amnesty should be considered in Australia, and the Government must make it easier for patients to access imported cannabis products.

“I’d hate to be in a situation if my kids were so sick and their doctor proposed something to do with medicinal cannabis – I would move heaven and earth,’’ he said.