Legal loophole for holy cannabis oil

AWaihī Beach man claims he’s brought to market New Zealand’s first legal cannabis oil and has told Police locally if they have any questions he’s happy to answer them.

Tadhg Stopford says until 1st April 2020 he could have legally sold it as a herbal remedy. He says he could have lawfully made claims it could potentially help with pain, anxiety, stress, depression, mood disorders such as bi-polar, heart ischemia, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome - and breast, prostate, and pancreatic cancer.

“On that day, medical cannabis regulations came into force. What would have been a legal herbal extract became illegal, and therefore the monopoly property of medical cannabis companies,” says Tadhg.

He says while in the USA, UK, and EU, it is a dietary supplement here it is a prohibited food and may not be sold for human consumption.

Tadhg Stopford says he founded the Hemp Foundation and his website Tigerdrops.com on the principles of applied Christianity.

“Right now, NZ’s first legal cannabinoid oil is available as a holy oil, in accordance with the scripture of Exodus 30:22-33, in the pre-King James Bible.

“This is legal for anointing your precious objects and making them sacred,” he says.

“If cannabis were legal, pharmaceutical companies would face losing billions of dollars of market share to selfhealth care using an old-world garden remedy.

“85% of the world’s population relies on plants as medicine, and 11% of the world’s basic medicines are plant extracts such as codeine, morphine, and quinine.”

However, Tadhg says Tigerdrops holy oil is not intended for the treatment or prevention of any illness or disease, because that would make it an illegal medicine.