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Study Finds That Medical Marijuana Patient Registration Has Grown More Than 600% Since 2016

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million registered in 2020 and an even more dramatic rise from the 678,000 registered in 2016. Now, more than 90% of citizens believe that the substance should be legal for medicinal and recreational use, something that would have seemed astonishing even a mere decade ago. million patients in 2022, a sharp increase from the 3.1

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New Research Shows How Medicinal Cannabis Eases Cancer Pain and Reduces Opioid Dependence

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In this article, we’ll delve into the newest research findings and explore how medicinal cannabis could revolutionize cancer pain management and reduce reliance on opioids and other medications. According to a 2016 study , about 39.3% of patients experience pain after curative treatment, while 66.4% Interestingly, 72.5%

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2016 Paper- Ian Freckleton AO QC: Medicinal Cannabis Law Reform Australia

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Although this paper is somewhat long in the tooth in 2021 it is so rare that anybody writes with any degree of insight and commonsense inAustralia we thought it worth re-posting. Editorial_Editor_Ian_Freckelton_QC_MEDIC.

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Lawyer, Teresa Nicoletti, Says Australian Medicinal Cannabis Association (AMCA) Will Lay Groundwork For, “launch of a compassionate access program”

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Cannabiz has a report saying… the Australian Medicinal Cannabis Association (AMCA) company secretary Teresa Nicoletti has announced the organisation’s second year will see the creation of a compassionate access scheme for patients. However, the discussions faltered after federal legislation was enacted. Their full report at [link].

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More than half of prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in Australia given in Queensland, study says

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More than half of all prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in Australia are written by doctors in Queensland, with prescriptions often given for conditions there is little evidence medicinal cannabis can treat, new research reveals. Queensland was the source of 51% of prescriptions between 2016 and 2021.

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Australian Scientists Say They Have “developed the world’s most complete medicinal cannabis genomic reference.”

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Australia’s Victorian government says Agriculture Victoria Research scientists have developed the world’s most complete medicinal cannabis genomic reference. The organisation has been licensed by the Australian Government to undertake medicinal cannabis research. Hemp Gazette reports.

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Vice Article: Australians Can Get a Medicinal Cannabis Prescription for Pretty Much Anything

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First comprehensive study reveals why Australians take medicinal cannabis. First academic study of national medicinal cannabis data. The first in-depth study of Australia’s medicinal cannabis program, which began in 2016, shows the drug is being increasingly prescribed for various conditions. 11 May 2022.