Australia: Murdoch University partners with AusCann

Murdoch University has partnered with a Perth company which plans to use cannabis as a medicinal product, a day after scientists from the University of Western Australia said cannabis use could damage a person’s DNA.

Medical cannabis company AusCann Group Holdings, which is led by former Liberal MP Mal Washer, and Murdoch will conduct research into the cultivation and development of medicinal cannabis strains for the treatment of various medical conditions.

AusCann is working towards listing on the ASX, through the reverse takeover of TW Holdings, and is developing cannabinoid medicines that involves extracting oils from cannabis plants.

AusCann chief executive Elaine Darby said the company was proud to have Murdoch as a partner.

“Professor Michael Jones, who is the foundation director of the WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre and professor of agricultural biotechnology at...

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