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People taking medicinal cannabis will need to be given advice about the potential long-term side-effects, an expert says.
Dr Michael Farrell, director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, says the report on which the Victorian Government’s decision was based was “very well crafted and detailed presenting a balanced view of current research evidence and presents options for moving forward and for improving access to treatment”.
“However if medical use is likely to be long term, patients should be advised that the adverse effects of long term use are unclear,” he says.
Patients could also be advised of the adverse effects reported in long-term recreational users, such as the development of dependence.
“Many doctors will be faced with patients using cannabis for complex symptoms of multiple chronic disabling conditions for which there are limited treatment options,” says Dr Farrell.
“Doctors should discuss, in a dispassionate and non-judgmental and...
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