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There is a large amount of rigorous research evidence for medical marijuana. Rusty Blazenhoff

Legalising medicinal cannabis is a leap forward for compassion

Alex Wodak, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst

A NSW Parliamentary Committee has recommended legalising the use of medical use of marijuana for people with terminal conditions. This is an approach that should be embraced nationally. For some years…
Researchers found early and persistent cannabis users showed an eight-point decline in IQ compared to those who hadn’t used cannabis in this way. Jonah G.S.

Teen cannabis use lowers IQ, despite claims to the contrary

Wayne Hall, The University of Queensland and Madeline Meier, Duke University

A study published today in the scholarly journal PNAS questions the conclusion of a paper from last year that was widely seen as greatly strengthening the evidence that regular cannabis use beginning in…
The products marketed as “legal weed” might cause more harm than the real thing. prensa

Legal highs: what should we do about synthetic cannabis?

Monica Barratt, Curtin University and Stephen Bright, Curtin University

Synthetic cannabis is a lab-made product that mimics the effects of cannabis to give users a high when smoked. It has been sold in Australia since 2011 under various brand names, with a range of chemical…
Calls for the legalisation of cannabis use often centre on medical purposes, but three studies have linked marijuana use with a cancer most commonly seen in young men. AAP

Marijuana use may increase testicular cancer risk: study

Charis Palmer, The Conversation

Marijuana use may lead to an increased risk of developing testicular cancer according to a new US study, the third study…
Long term cannabis use has been known to harm the brain but new research shows some of this damage was there to begin with. Wiros

Brain abnormalities pre-date pot smoking in heavy users

Dan Lubman, Monash University

Cannabis remains the most commonly consumed illicit drug in the world, with more than a third of Australians reporting that they have used it at some point in their lives. This is despite growing evidence…
Married people are less likely to commit crime. Flickr/Marcus Hansson

Marriage helps reduce crime

Walter Forrest, Monash University

More than half of all murders in Australia involve family members. The majority of them are committed by men who kill their partners. Here, as in many other countries, violence in the home is a major social…
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Explainer: What is synthetic cannabis or Kronic?

Matthew Frei, Monash University

Synthetic cannabis, known commercially as Kronic, K2, Kaos or Spice, was designed to circumvent drug laws and give users a “legal high”. But Western Australia banned the product earlier this month and…
Marijuana provides effective relief in some cases where other therapies have failed. AAP

Health should take a pot shot: making a case for medical marijuana

Jake Najman, The University of Queensland

Lawmakers in the United States introduced legislation overnight to legalise marijuana while giving states the right to regulate, tax and control it. Meanwhile, Australia doesn’t even allow the use of medical…

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