Medsafe operate under the Medicines Act 1981, which forces anyone who makes a therapeutic claim for a product to pay big bucks to have their product checked by lab rats in the pocket of big pharma's so called lobbying budget. For eg, if I said pure lavender oil promoted sleep or relaxation. No need to guess what the outcome would be. Time to change the act. Medsafe along with NZ customs are actively seizing natural products from small & large importers, with NO compensation and often using dawn raid tactics. There has not been any recorded deaths from natural products, but we see Iatrogenic deaths reaching 3 times the annual road toll, & 22,000 recorded adverse drug reactions (prescribed & taken as directed)recorded every year in NZ alone. Pharma companies overseas have recently been subject to criminal prosecutions with multi million dollar settlements ordered. Then there is gardasil in NZ & the dodgy swine flu vaccine.
Why is it illegal? Can medsafe tell us what to buy and what not to buy. It's not guns or bomb making equipment. If it has illegal substances in it we should be told what they are. I'm fed up of Big Brother!!! If it helps me live a 'normal' life again without the damn pain I want to at least try it.
A typical response from Medsafe. The pharmaceutical companies pulling the purse strings, we've seen it all before. Walk in my shoes with my pain for a day and know what real pain is. Where o where can I purchase it?