Queensland Senator-Elect Pauline Hanson has been slammed on social media over the source of information used in her party's medical marijuana policy.

It appears most of the controversial One Nation party's policy on medicinal cannabis has been copied from Wikipedia, the internet's free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

An image posted to Reddit on Sunday compared the policy from the One Nation website to Wikipedia's page titled 'Medical Cannabis'.

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Queensland politician Pauline Hanson (pictured) has been slammed on social media over the source of information used in her party's medical marijuana policy

An image posted to Reddit on Sunday compares the policy from the One Nation website to Wikipedia's page titled 'Medical Cannabis'

'All the parts highlighted are word for word the same as the Wikipedia page on medical cannabis,' the post reads.

'Notice how Wikipedia delivers a more sceptical approach such as "There is limited evidence" yet when you go back to One Nation's policy this is left out.'

The One Nation website reads: 'Cannabis is one of the 50 "fundamental" herbs in traditional Chinese medicine.'

Wikipedia's page reads: 'Cannabis is one of the 50 "fundamental" herbs in traditional Chinese medicine.'

It appears most of the controversial One Nation party's policy on medicinal cannabis has been copied from Wikipedia- the internet's free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

This has sparked a heated debate on social media on the credibility of Wikipedia for use in government.

'Policies should be backed by research. However I'm not sure if a copy paste from Wikipedia makes the cut,' one Reddit user wrote.

Another user seems to think Wikipedia is credible enough to run the country: 'I'd vote to replace the current government with Wikipedia,' they said.

If Wikipedia's opinion holds any stead, it says on its own page titled 'Wikipedia: Academic use' that the 'citation of Wikipedia in research papers may be considered unacceptable, because Wikipedia is not considered a credible or authoritative source.'