Time now for Focus on Politics.
The Government announced this week that people who want their doctor to prescribe medicinal cannabis will no longer need to get ministerial approval, but they still will have to get sign-off from the Health Ministry.
But questions remain over whether the change will actually speed up access to the drug.
Here's our Deputy Political Editor, Chris Bramwell.
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