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Queenslanders and Victorians with particular chronic illnesses may now be eligible to join New South Wales medicinal cannabis trials, due to start mid next year.
The three states will collaborate on the development of medicinal cannabis, its regulatory framework and clinical research to explore the safety and benefits of the product among three key groups:
- children with severe epilepsy who haven’t responded to traditional medicine
- adults with painful terminal illnesses
- cancer patients with severe nausea from chemotherapy.
This welcome move comes after many years of lobbying to reverse the embedded opposition to medicinal cannabis and recognises the product as a valid way of relieving the suffering caused by some distressing conditions.
So, how would such a scheme work in Australia? And what hurdles must first be overcome?
Countering the opposition
Some opposition to medicinal cannabis is based on a lack of understanding of the science of cannabis and...
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