Australia: Using DNA to Unlock the Mysteries of Cannabis and Reduce the Risk of Dodgy 'Medical' Products
The federal government will now accept licence applications for groups wanting to grow cannabis locally for scientific and medical purposes.
Cannabis remains an illegal drug in Australia for recreational use and there no plans to change that. But the reforms are part of a broader effort to enable a sustainable supply of safe medicinal cannabis products to Australian patients.
There is limited high quality evidence on how cannabis medicines may help people suffering problems such as chemotherapy-induced nausea or paediatric epilepsy. New South Wales’ upcoming medicinal cannabis trials aim to find out more about its therapeutic potential.
Against this background, plant scientists in Australia are working to understand better the chemical make up of this complex plant and the incredible variation within the species.
Many questions remain unanswered, underscoring the potential risks of black market products. The composition of these products may be unknown, or vary wildly between products or batches. They may...
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