Medical cannabis trial: First details revealed

By Amy Corderoy
Updated August 2 2015 - 10:13am, first published July 27 2015 - 4:33pm
Lasting legacy: the late Dan Haslam, who campaigned for medical cannabis. Photo: Supplied
Lasting legacy: the late Dan Haslam, who campaigned for medical cannabis. Photo: Supplied
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Medical Research Pru Goward visited Newcastle's Calvary Mater Hospital in Waratah to announce Australia's first medical cannabis trial. Photo: Max Mason Hubers MMH
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Medical Research Pru Goward visited Newcastle's Calvary Mater Hospital in Waratah to announce Australia's first medical cannabis trial. Photo: Max Mason Hubers MMH

Thirty terminally ill people being cared for by Newcastle's Calvary Mater Hospital will take part in a new trial of medical cannabis, the government announced on Monday.

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