Nineteen-year-old Alex Renton has been in an induced coma for 40 days since contracting a rare encephalitis in early April and has received more than 40 treatments, but none of them have worked.

His doctor has recommended the treatment and the district health board will send an application to the Ministry of Health for approval to use the extract.

His mother Rose Renton says a law change is needed around the use of cannabis.

Duncan Garner want's to know what you think - listen to his interview with Rose and Labour MP Damien O'Connor and vote below:

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