Medicinal cannabis importers say they're having to destroy perfectly good product because the illegal grace period to get a tick of approval has lapsed.

Importers had 18 months to meet really high-quality standards and get a product assessment.

The government did extend the deadline once but refused to do it again and from now on, users have just a handful of products to choose from.

Health Minister Andrew Little and Medleaf Therapeutics business development manager Shane Le Brun joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.

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