The legal cannabis industry will have to develop scientific research and evidence based growth methods and technology if it is to succeed against the secretive illicit industry.
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There’s a strong case for governments to allow cannabis producers to brand their products via packaging and advertising like any other product. It could boost quality and consumer satisfaction.
Hemp seeds are now legal as a food product in Australia. They won’t make you high, but they are very nutritious.
Parents can help protect their kids from cannabis abuse by openly discussing the health risks, the pleasures and the responsible ways to use the drug.
Most of the evidence drawn on by critics of the trial comes from places that have implemented such programs. So, have they worked?
Many hope that marijuana will help their insomnia. A sleep psychologist examines the evidence.
If South Africa’s argument in court is that marijuana causes harm, it deserves to lose. The real question it should ask is whether criminal prohibition is the effective way forward.
In an era when opinion often trumps evidence in public health issues, it’s time to support and invest in evidence-based medicine to protect the public from dangerous, poorly informed beliefs.
Allowing young people to legally access marijuana will improve cannabis education and use-prevention, and hinder illegal activity.
The federal government outlaws marijuana, but many states are legalizing it. Coupled with the growing number of cannabis-related patents, the potential for court battles is dizzying.
The Liberal government is on the way to legalizing marijuana. They should keep taxes low to discourage the black market.
Scientists have never found a medicine to help crack users who want to decrease their consumption. Canadian researchers think cannabis might be the answer.
Just as Fitzgerald’s career was taking off, jazz was under attack for its purported connection to drug culture. If she wanted to become a mainstream superstar, she needed to make a choice.
Edible marijuana, especially in forms that are appealing to young people, is problematic. Here are things to consider to keep kids safe.
Change Agents: The push to legalise medicinal cannabis
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In 2016 three Australian states and the Commonwealth passed laws to legalise the growing of medicinal cannabis. It was an extraordinary result for a campaign that struggled for decades to gain traction.
NSW is about to embark on the largest and most definitive clinical trial ever of medicinal cannabis for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
The current scheduling of cannabis is not only out of step with the available evidence but is restricting its potential use as a medicine.
We have a reliable and easy-to-use test to measure blood alcohol concentration. But right now we don’t have a fast, reliable test to gauge whether someone is too doped up to drive.
The trend toward marijuana legalization is growing, but the legality, or illegality, of cannabis at the federal level hasn’t changed at all.
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.
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Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Assistant Professor of History, Bard Early College
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Professor of Psychology, Texas State University
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Professor of Population Health, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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Research Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
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Addiction Medicine Specialist & Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology & Psychiatry, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Law, Concordia University School of Law
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Professor in Criminology, Loughborough University
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Associate professor of community health sciences, University of Calgary
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Emeritus Professor, The National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
