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4 October 2026

Veteran prescribed 'ghastly' amount of cannabis by for-profit health company

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Veteran prescribed 'ghastly' amount of cannabis by for-profit health company

For nearly two years, veteran Steve Johnstone was prescribed huge quantities of high-THC cannabis by doctors he'd never spoken to.

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