Western Australia keeps eye on cannabis trial
WA patients could take part in medical marijuana clinical trials amid growing momentum for its legalisation in Australia.
Health Minister Kim Hames wants officials to examine options for WA to link in with trials that will soon begin in the Eastern States.
Although clinical trials can legally be established in WA, one option may be to transport medicinal cannabis to the State to supply a limited number of patients with the drug as partof east coast trials.
NSW has taken the lead and will conduct three clinical trials next year, with Victoria and Queensland also taking part.
The trials will examine the effectiveness of cannabis-based products to treat children with severe epilepsy, relieve pain for adults with a terminal illness and reduce nausea for adults having chemotherapy.
The Victorian Government announced last week it would legalise medicinal cannabis from 2017, while a cross-party group of Federal MPs declared on Monday...
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