Legalising medical marijuana

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Dear Advisory Committee on Prescription Medicines,
I am requesting for any documentation/correspondence in July 2014 in relation to legalising marijuana in NSW.

Yours faithfully,

Zoe

Elizabeth Santolin,

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Dear Zoe

 

Thank you for your email below.

 

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Liz

 

 

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From: Zoe [[4]mailto:[FOI #924 email]]

Sent: Friday, 13 February 2015 12:29 PM

To: FOI

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Legalising medical marijuana
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Dear Advisory Committee on Prescription Medicines, I am requesting for any
documentation/correspondence in July 2014 in relation to legalising
marijuana in NSW.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Zoe

 

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FOI, Advisory Committee on Prescription Medicines

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Attention: Zoe

 

Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the
Department of Health.

 

Kind regards

FOI Officer

 

FOI Unit / Information Law Section / Legal Services Branch

Department of Health

' Phone: (02) 6289 1666| 6  Fax: (02) 6289 5601

* GPO Box 9848 Canberra ACT 2601 / MDP 350

 

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