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TASMANIAN families are still pushing for more to be done to decriminalise medicinal cannabis, but it seems the state will wait to hear results of trials taking place elsewhere before going any further.
Lyn Cleaver, of Launceston, has been a keen advocate for medicinal cannabis - alongside many other Tasmanians - as it is the only thing that give her 24-year-old son Jeremy Bester relief.
Mr Bester has refractory epilepsy, which means he is unresponsive to most medications.
Ms Cleaver said her and parent Malcolm Amundsen had tried every suitable pharmaceutical medication to help their son but nothing had stopped his seizures.
"He wouldn't be here today (at an epilepsy function) if it wasn't for cannabis, he'd be seized and on the couch for three or four hours," Mr Amundsen said.
Health Minister Michael Ferguson said the state government was supportive of robust clinical trials, exploring the potential use of cannabis derived products, subject to a proper evidence-based approach.
He said the Department of Health was working with NSW authorities to see how Tasmania could support its trials.
The NSW Government last year committed to undertaking clinical trials to explore the use of cannabis and/or cannabis products in providing relief for patients suffering from debilitating or terminal illnesses.
"Tasmania's chief pharmacist is an observer on the expert panel advising on the NSW trial," Mr Ferguson said.
"We will not be moving to legislate at a state level as it would potentially create a new set of problems including opening up the risk that people would self-medicate, with no licensing or limit to quantity."
Epilepsy Tasmania executive officer Phil Baker said the national organisation's stance was that it must wait for trials to return positive results, before it could condone it.
Local Government Association of Tasmania president Barry Jarvis said LGAT had no issues with trials and as soon as clinical data was revealed, if it was positive, Tasmania should ensure it was ready to go.
