BROOKE VAN VELDEN (Deputy Leader—ACT): Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise on behalf of the ACT Party in support of the first reading of the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill (No 2). This bill seeks to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act to provide for a medicinal cannabis scheme that is more robust than what we have under our laws. Currently in New Zealand, we do allow for the use of medicinal cannabis. We don't prosecute if somebody grows their own cannabis for medicinal use, but what we don't have is a robust framework to allow access to the medicinal products beyond growing your own plant, those that are cultivated to a high quality and regulated standard in a controlled environment and are approved as medicines that can be sold and dispensed in pharmacies. What this bill seeks to achieve is a safe market for medicinal cannabis products. It would create an environment where those who manufacture medicinal cannabis products will not be able to be located within 5 kilometres of residential areas or 1 kilometre of schools, and products would not be able to be advertised to the public.