This is due to party politics from various sides and ignorance/fear from the public and politicians, so much that those who arent fearful or ignorant are having trouble educating and progressing. We have similar issues here in the states. Whats frustrating is youd probably have much much less of a chance to even get this far if it was not for liberals yet there are enough ignorant liberals or liberals who play politics too much that it is having these negative impacts. Hopefully long term as more and more people learn that cannabis is safe to use and as it may not be a miracle cure (snake oil) it still has a long list of medical uses.