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Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship Awarded for Medicinal Cannabis Study

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 07/28/2015 - 08:45

EMMA Litleton will conduct an international hunt to discover how medicinal cannabis can best treat seriously-ill children.

The Moonee Valley woman is among 23 Winston Churchill Memorial Trust recipients, which will enable her to head overseas to pursue her studies.

Ms Litleton, a senior solicitor, is a specialist in children’s law and said the prevalence of children being treated with cannabis oil had increased.

“There’s a lot of ethical issues with children, where we have to ensure that their best interests are met and that it is safe,” Ms Litleton said.

He said children given cannabis mainly had “serious epilepsy” and their parents had found conventional medication wasn’t working.

“My view is if this is going to happen and people are going to be giving children cannabis, it should be regulated and with guidance of a doctor.”

Ms Litleton will visit Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and the US to research...

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