The Director of the St Francis Medical Group, David Cooper, told 6PR Mornings that West Australian doctors are still being bogged down by red tape when trying to prescribe medicinal cannabis to their patients. Earlier this month the Therapeutic Goods A…
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Older Adults Trying Cannabis For The First Time
Medical marijuana is now legal in over two-thirds of the country, plus Washington D.C., and its prevalence is reaching a new generation. Nope, not Gen Zers coming of legal age; older adults are turning to cannabis, many for the first time, as a medical…
The Promising Medicinal Benefits Of Cannabis
On December 15, the Australian Department of Health’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced a final decision to down-schedule certain low-dose cannabidiol (CBD) products, allowing select medicinal cannabis products to be available over the c…
Brexit Letter Threatens To Leave Epileptic Children Without Access To Life-Saving Medicine
Medical cannabis prescriptions can help reduce seizures in youngsters. Children with severe epilepsy are at risk of losing access to potentially life-saving medical cannabis at the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020. Campaigners sa…
A Third Of Canadians With Cancer Saying Yes To Cannabis: Alberta Study
The number of cancer patients using medical cannabis climbed about seven points between 2007 and 2016. About of third of cancer patients taking part in a University of Alberta-affiliated study report using medical cannabis, a percentage that climbed ab…
Medicinal Cannabis Can Be Sold In Australia Without Prescription, Says Therapeutic Good Administration
Tasmanians will be able to access medicinal cannabis without a prescription as soon as February next year, after a change to the substance’s legal status. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has said it will remove restrictions on the use and sa…
Medical Cannabis Patients Need No Longer Travel To Netherlands For Medication
Delivery service established in April due to Covid-19 to be made permanent. Patients who are prescribed medical cannabis products will no longer need to travel to the Netherlands to collect their medication, the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has…
Colombia Will Cover Cannabis Medical Products Within Their Health Insurance Systems
Legal cannabis is gaining momentum in Latin America for its wide range of applications within the medical sector. Colombia just became one of a growing group of countries in which the healthcare system covers cannabis products. Khiron Life Sciences Cor…
Cannabis As Harm Reduction? Study Shows Patients Who Use It Drink Less Alcohol
Would you smoke cannabis if it meant you might consume less alcohol, tobacco, or prescription drugs? A recent study examining a group of patients adds more convincing evidence to the idea that marijuana is an “exit” drug rather than a gateway drug. Pub…
Arizona Can Help End Stigma Against Migraine Sufferers And Marijuana Use
A migraine sufferer and researcher advocates for migraines to be put on a list of acceptable MMJ conditions. The following column is the opinion and analysis of the writer: For the nearly 39 million Americans who suffer from debilitating migraines, sti…