NAFTA’s biggest loser: the US, after Canada and Mexico get rich trading marijuana
Mexico and Canada are about to turn medical cannabis into North America's most lucrative new market.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Medical cannabis
Displaying all articles
Can marijuana treat MS symptoms? It’s hard for researchers to find out
There are many anecdotal reports indicating cannabis' beneficial effects for treating MS symptoms, but research with cannabis is difficult to do.
Could a cannabis pill reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? Here’s how we find out
NSW is about to embark on the largest and most definitive clinical trial ever of medicinal cannabis for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
Using DNA to unlock the mysteries of cannabis and reduce the risk of dodgy ‘medical’ products
The Australian government will now accept licence applications for groups wanting to grow cannabis for scientific and medical purposes. But there's still a lot we don't know about this complex plant.
Millions more voters legalizing marijuana won’t clear up regulatory haze
Nine states are deciding whether to legalize marijuana. Yet the drug's prohibition at the federal level has created an unstable financial environment for producers and retailers.
FactCheck Q&A: can medicinal cannabis oil be imported into Australia?
When asked about importing cannabis oil to treat child epilepsy, rural health minister Fiona Nash told Q&A that the TGA can allow importation of products not registered in Australia. Is that right?
Remind me again, how does cannabis affect the brain?
The legislative changes poised to increase the availability of cannabis are outpacing our understanding of the impact that the drug has on the brain.
Trials a step forward for medicinal cannabis but what comes next?
Queenslanders and Victorians with particular chronic illnesses will be eligible to join New South Wales medicinal cannabis trials, due to start mid next year.
Legalising medical cannabis: lessons from Canada’s policies
A bill to permit medical cannabis use in Australia is set for debate in Senate. If medical cannabis use is legalised, doctors could become gatekeepers between patients and a controversial drug. Lessons…
Australia has no reason to disallow medical cannabis use
International acceptance of medicinal cannabis is growing because it can provide relief for people who can’t be sufficiently helped with current pharmaceutical drugs. But despite growing evidence of its…
Medical breakthroughs missed because of pointless drug bans
In 1632 the Catholic Church convened a case against Galileo on the grounds that his work using the telescope to explore the nature of the heavens contradicted the church’s teaching - the culmination of…
Legalising medicinal cannabis is a leap forward for compassion
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…
Top contributors
-
Emeritus Consultant, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst
-
Professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Monash University
-
Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne
-
Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
-
Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College London
-
Associate Professor in Psychopharmacology and Addiction Medicine at the School of Psychology, University of Sydney
-
Emeritus Professor, Anaesthesia, University of Sydney
-
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
-
Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
-
Research Assistant, Monash Clinical and Imaging Neuroscience, Monash University
-
Senior Deputy Director, Florey, Neurologist Austin Health, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
-
Clinical Professor and Addiction Medicine specialist, University of Sydney
-
Director, Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University
-
Professor of Management, Colorado State University
-
Medical oncologist from Chris O`Brien Lifehouse cancer hospital, Lead researcher NSW Government clinical trial into the role of cannabis-derived medicines in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, Clinical Associate Professor., University of Sydney
Most read on The Conversation
Would impeaching Trump restore the rule of law? Lessons from Latin America
Don’t hate your gut: It may help you lose weight, fight depression and lower blood pressure
Do poor people eat more junk food than wealthier Americans?
Inside the minds of Trump’s ‘true believers’
How do the chemicals in sunscreen protect our skin from damage?
What an artificial intelligence researcher fears about AI
American slavery: Separating fact from myth
Why can’t we fix our own electronic devices?
Why some are applauding Donald Trump Jr’s ‘win at all costs’ attitude