Southern Medicinal executive director Greg Marshall says his team hopes to reduce the price of medical cannabis to make it more accessible. Read: https://bit.ly/3xGwS6U | Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2JPg8oB

A company growing medicinal cannabis in Mataura says it could be a major disrupter to the industry, and the black market, by producing its products for one tenth of what its competitors do.

But first, it needs Medsafe to approve a clinical trial.

Southern Medicinal is growing and processing medicinal cannabis and hemp at the former paper mill building at Mataura in eastern Southland.

Company spokesperson Greg Marshall said the company’s low overheads meant it could grow and supply its products cheaper than the medicinal cannabis on the market now, which was mostly imported.

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