Queensland needs to act cautiously when it comes to trialling medicinal cannabis, says the Australian Medical Association.
The warning comes as severely epileptic children have been identified as the intended beneficiaries of the state's first trial of the drug, which is expected to go ahead at Brisbane's new children's hospital next year.
AMA Queensland president Dr Chris Zappala says he sympathises with parents and welcomes the trial but stresses there needs to be greater understanding of how medicinal cannabis would be used, as well as the potential risks.
"I sympathise with their frustration," he said.
"I can just imagine they've tried many, many different things and they've not worked and obviously there's an element of desperation.
"The problem we have though is that
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