The Health Minister pushed ahead with giving full legal protection to the terminally ill to use cannabis, despite advice from the police asking for that particular provision to be delayed.
The legislation currently before Parliament, means anyone terminally ill will not have to rely on the discretion of the police or the courts if they're caught with cannabis.
If their case gets to court they can present certification from their practitioner to avoid prosecution.
Under the Bill the definition of "terminally ill" is that someone is likely to only have about 12 months to live.
