Doctors concerned over Senate bill lifting medicinal cannabis restrictions

Prescription vials are filled at a medicinal marijuana dispensary in Venice, California, US

Prescription vials are filled at a medicinal marijuana dispensary in Venice, California, US Source: AAP

Doctors have expressed reservations about new laws making it easier for terminally ill patients to get medical cannabis from overseas. Image: Prescription vials are filled at a medicinal marijuana dispensary in Venice, California, US (AAP)


The Australian Medical Association says its members are already reluctant to prescribe the drug.

 

 

 

But as this report, health advocates argue there is clear evidence of its therapeutic qualities.

 


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