The medicinal cannabis industry could be worth billions of dollars to the country in the not-so-distant future, if regulation's improved.  

ACT leader David Seymour says he's looking at further improvements to speed up processing for exports of the plant. 

He's open to improving regulation domestically as well. 

Co-founder of NUBU Pharmaceuticals Mark Dye told Kerre Woodham New Zealand was one of the first countries to start cultivating cannabis for medical use. 

He says the sooner we lean into it, and back it, the sooner New Zealand could become known one of the best cannabis growing regions in the world.   

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