Australia: Will NSW Cannabis Prescriptions Help the People Who Need Them?
From today, some doctors in New South Wales can prescribe medical cannabis products to patients, but don’t expect to wander into your GP complaining of a tummy ache and leave with a bag of weed.
It’ll be way more complicated than that.
Medical cannabis campaigner Lucy Haslam says today’s changes are necessary, but fears the process is too complicated and chronic pain sufferers are excluded.
Who prescribes
NSW Health Minister Pru Goward told ABC it's likely only specialists will be able to prescribe.
"Doctors who are familiar with the literature," she said.
These doctors will need to ask both state and federal bodies for permission every time they want to prescribe the drug to a new patient.
"Doctors who are specialists in treating the disease, who have exhausted other options, will be able to apply to the TGA [Therapeutic Goods Administration] and NSW health authorities for permission to use [medical...
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