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Australia – Policy Analysis: Medicinal cannabis and driving: the intersection of health and road safety policy – “there is little evidence to justify the differential treatment of medicinal cannabis patients, compared with those taking other prescription medications”

Cannabis Law Report

We conclude that in medical-only access models there is little evidence to justify the differential treatment of medicinal cannabis patients, compared with those taking other prescription medications with potentially impairing effects. Road safety. Access to treatment. Daniel Perkins a b Hugh Brophy a Iain S.

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Policy Analysis Paper: Medicinal cannabis and driving: the intersection of health and road safety policy

Cannabis Law Report

Road safety risks associated with medicinal cannabis appear similar or lower than numerous other potentially impairing prescription medications. The application of presence-based offences to medicinal cannabis patients appears to derive from the historical status of cannabis as a prohibited drug with no legitimate medical application.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

NORML

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. It would not allow patients to smoke herbal marijuana or vape, but would allow forms including pills, oils, lozenges and patches.

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Benefits of Cannabis for Alzheimer’s disease

Alchimia

Once the disease starts affecting the person, life expectancy greatly depends on patients (from 3 to 20 years), with an average of 8,5 years. Patient associations estimate that we’ll have around 1,5 million people suffering from Alzheimer in Spain by 2050. Cannabis patient. Source: Spanish Society of Neurology ).