Medicinal Cannabis in Australia Update, June 2022
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- According to the Australian Journal of General Practice, published by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, more than 130,000 medicinal cannabis approvals have been issued in Australia to date, mostly by general practitioners, with approximately 65% of these to treat chronic non-cancer pain. Despite robust supportive data from animal models, current clinical trial evidence for THC and CBD efficacy in chronic pain is incomplete. In their prescribing decisions, doctors must balance patient demand and curiosity with caution regarding potential risks and limited efficacy (Source: www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2021/o...)
Australian Health Journal met with 3 speakers at the recent @arcsaustralia ARCS22 Conference providing an update on medicinal cannabis. The discussion with the speakers now centres on affordability and access.
- Dr Teresa Nicoletti is a Partner and the National Head of Health and Life Science at Mills Oakley lawyers. She is a pre-eminent health and life sciences practitioner who has more than 25 years’ experience in the therapeutic goods industry in Australia. She is also widely regarded as Australia’s leading lawyer in the regulation of medicinal cannabis and hemp. Teresa’s particular expertise is in the regulatory space and in commercial contracts. She particularly specialises in advising companies on statutory and regulatory interpretation, supply chain management, risk management, and corporate structure and governance. She is also an experienced negotiator and regularly liaises with federal and state/territory regulatory authorities and government administrators, including the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Office of Drug Control and federal and state/territory health departments. In addition to her role at Mills Oakley, Teresa is a part-time senior member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, a position which she has held since August 2006. This has equipped her with extensive knowledge of administrative law and a unique understanding of administrative decision making. Source: arcs.eventsair.com/2022-arcs-....
- Professor Iain McGregor is Professor of Psychopharmacology and Academic Director of the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics in the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia. Iain's research is focused on the discovery and development of new medications for the treatment of disease and involves the full pipeline from chemistry, to cellular and animal models, to clinical trials. The discoveries of his team around the use of oxytocin-like molecules to treat addiction and social withdrawal led to the successful spinoff company Kinoxis Therapeutics. Iain has more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and multiple patents. The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics which was formed in 2015 with a gift of unprecedented generosity from the Lambert family to the University of Sydney. The Lambert Initiative, under Iain’s leadership, conducts world-leading research into the therapeutic benefits of cannabinoids in epilepsy, pain, cancer, addictions and mental health conditions. It has also developed a large library of proprietary small molecules. Recently Iain and his team have diversified into psychedelic research and are currently developing plans for a research program around psychedelic drug discovery including a recently-funded clinical trial of psilocybin in the treatment of eating disorders. Source: arcs.eventsair.com/2022-arcs-....
- Robert Stringer is a pharmacist with more than 25 years of experience in the Australian and New Zealand pharmaceutical industry. Robert’s career experience extends to establishing a consultancy business and holding leadership and management roles in Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research, Product Sourcing and Development and Strategic Planning. Robert is an active supporter of the industry. His long engagement with professional associations includes the provision of various presentations and training programs at ARCS and the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Association (RAPS). Robert is a Senior Director and Head of Regulatory Affairs, PharmaLex Source: arcs.eventsair.com/2022-arcs-...
Legalise for all states and make it rec to think about all the jobs it will open up for small bussiness owners farmers, bud tenders ect. Its 2022 come Australia come on
We are so far behind the rest of the world, it is so dissapointing.
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We all need to get together and promote the benefits of medical cannabis cuz who else will?
Go get a script bro its easy
Plenty of juicy green land to grow in Australia. We want more
Everyone should thank these guys for pushing the science of this plant really good work but I do have a question in regards to qualifying for this product I have tried completing the online application but as soon as I say I had a heart issue almost instantly it flags everything RED and states not acceptable, the heart issue was over 17 years ago why can't I get a prescription, I am more than happy to be part of a study to show that it is safe,maybe not for everyone but at age 65 also being dumped on the unemployment pile and being told that I cannot access the age pension for another 2 years 67 this does cause sleepless nights and anxiety guaranteed but I cannot access this medication WHY!
It is such an untapped potential that needs access to be fully explored.
I would rather be around a person on marijuana than any other substance any day!
Same. I'd rather someone who is purely a danger to my burritos, donuts and frozen pizzas.
You see crack and amphetamine users and even drunks on the news causing some kind of trouble on a regular basis. Stoners are sitting at home watching the news laughing at the crackheads and drunks being maniacs.
It's disappointing that it has to benefit law makers before they recognise the gift that this is. You can talk science all day long , cannabis is and has been a healing plant for centuries
Yes but it is also used to finance criminal activities from outlaw Bikie gangs, etc. The process of screening patient needs to be more thorough. A huge majority of medical marijuana is re sold in the streets. Every druggie suddenly has a medical condition. It is not being used or dispensed correctly.
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@@josephwinder6878 See, if they would make it legal, all that undesirable activity would bugger off. It's no longer profitable for them, because it's legal. They can't put their ridiculous "risk" prices on it.
It should be upto the individual in negotiation with the prescriber whether or not the mediation works for certain people, not speculation from people with unclear intentions in the field.
Good people doing thier best.
yep price is crazy! roughly 600-700 a month for myself. but i wont be looking back! the products i found for myself are perfect for me to get day by day. lets just decriminalize it already
Agreed!
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6-700 a month Bro thats crazy amount... you can easily train yourself to get very high off very small amounts of erb...I can get tripping on one hit sometimes, I'm an expert smoker be doing it nearly 60yrs... practically my whole life...be open minded, experiment you'll see nobody needs that much lol
Probably one crucial thing that is needed, in terms of helping bridge this gap between data available from patients and their prescribers, particularly AP GPs that are at odds with colleagues, is to make available samples to patients, aligned and based on what they are currently rotating as treatments. A sample pack of say six flowers to a patient gives their prescribers far more data faster on varieties that are available which could treat an individual better.
I want to build a good rotation of flower I can use for my range of issues but I’m restricted by TGA points of 2g a day and four flowers. This restricts me to only those strains I’ve had prescribed and restricts me in providing relevant data to my doctor (who is my GP and AP)
That doctor is also restricted to how much they can order in.
I think it is really important also that we understand a lot of traditional ‘recreational’ users were in fact treating mental and confidence issues (as I have) and we tend to play this down in favour of only pain or other physical conditions (which I also treat). I have data which suggests certain strains, that accelerate heart rate, help with arterial issues I have (blockage causing claudication in my leg). All this kind of data is valuable. My doctor is getting it but I am certain there’s much more data out there that could be gathered by wide range sampling.
I think the bloody plant cures practically everything... really when you look at it. it cures the body on a physical level, the mind on a spiritual level and everything in between. and in a calm way. why the heck isn't it just a regular go to in the supermarket that anyone can just have at any time?
in an organic form... it could just be the heal all holistic go to. the Pharma company's can just suck it up and go broke haha
Wayne I live in Sydney near parramatta. Can u help me? I have terrible chronic pain. I’m looking for a prescriber of cannabis that can give me some relief from this misery. Can u help with any drs names?
@NFLMythsandLegends just look online. any doctor can prescribe but they pretend the can't. you've gotta understand it's not good compared to street cannabis. it looks good but won't make you happy hungry like normal good cannabis does. trust me I've tried a few and I'm now buying from streets because the medical stuff doesn't work like it should
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Once it's on the PBS scheme I'll stop smoking illegal weed and use cbd oil etc. Have seen a Doctor in the past my first appointment I walked out $570 lighter. $360 for a 40ml bottle of CBD oil.
It's certainly not cheap but more "affordable" than a few years back. I reckon a few more years and we'll see some products on the PBS 'cause demand and Aussie grow facilities are growing fast. If you are still approved from your consults then cannIhelp subsidises if you qualify. Also you can login and see what's available on cannareviewsau so long as you are still approved. Not all dispensaries handle all approved med's but you can get a good idea what's good for what. I'm with Plantmed atm and they are great. My 100mg 30ml costs $200 and I pay a max of $16 a gram (no discount for bulk + postage). No it's not cheap for oils but they are good IMHO and the flower I've had is clean like nothing else. I'd get a hangover from street weed now. The approval process and stuff costs quite a bit and for me that led to Plantmed, as the Doc can submit 3 approvals for say CBD oil, THC oil and Flower on the first consult. Go for Sched. 8 Cat. 5 on all 3 and it's easier to switch and change medicines. If you know you just want flower then there's a few places that are cheaper to maintain supply without another Doc consult. It's a smaller cost and yack to the nurse to get more sent depending on the Doc's recommendations. Make sure you specify your max monthly usage to the Doc before getting to the Nurse stage and that can be easier and trim the cost a bit more.
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try again, find the right bulk billed doc and it should be $100 for the liscence and $140 for 10g
@@crf80fdarkdays I actually have an appointment on Friday. They do not bulk bill. You get a portion back through Medicare that is it.
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The police man told me to give up my medicinal cannabis and go back on other medications. So i went to my doctor, he wont prescribe any other medications to me and told me to take Panadol. Medicinal cannabis for me got me off the opioids and other pharma drugs that are much more harmful than cannabis.
At 19 I went to my mate to buy a pound he had none but assured me his mate would so I went with him to a known affiliate of Bandidos... Should I risk my wellbeing over a plant? These are the same people that sell heroin? My younger brothers stomach was pumped at 13... But don't let him smoke a joint... Seriously Australia would be better off economically and criminally legalising marijuana
Well? What did you do
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I have just been stood down at work because I was open with my emplyer that in trying to stop taking benzo's for my anxiety and am using a perscription cannabis plan during my taper period off the benzo's for the side affects/withdrawal! They let me work on benzo's but won't let me work now that I using CBD during the day and THC befor bed! My life is ruined because of taking this path
It's a ludicrous situation. Write to your local members. If enough pressure is applied, they'll fold eventually.
See the threshold of stuff you are on the line no one is getting high from the oil and if you are well it's minor and plus I once had epelepsi and smokeing weed fixed it.
Oils never take 1-2 hours - that is ingestible such as capsules. Oils take 15-30 mins. RCTs the gold standard for new drugs do not work for whole plant cannabis products. WHY? there are 400 plus trace compounds that can confuse the data. So yes we need to drill down on the specific compounds but RWE is crucial for this plant. Drug companies won't make the investment if they can not patent a drug and it would be extremely expensive to complete RCTs. The weakest link in all this is doctors who have been indoctrinated or conservative to protect their reputations and a drug framework designed for single molecule pharmaceuticals. The fact that the Faculty Of Pain Medicine is advising this way when these products are far safer and improve the benefits without the severe risks of pharmaceuticals is absolutely shocking. Even both the two approved drugs are CBD isolate or CBD:THC isolate. The epilepsy drug has been found to reduce seizure frequency less than whole plants, need far higher doses so cost prohibitive, mix more poorly with other meds at high doses. This drug also includes sucrolose (sugar sweetener) and ethanol which are both negative compounds.
Why am I left in pain? Cancer hurts
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If people could only grow freely in there own home for personal use, people wouldn't have to spend all their centrelink money on blackmarket bud.
that will never happen because than the government cant tax it
gonna start spending my cenno money on medicinal, bugger the pgr and vietnamese growers
They could always get a job rather than sitting around all day smoking bongs, leaching of society
@@josephwinder6878 all good and well if your in the position to get a job.
This is brilliant, now i don't have to mix with riff raff and not making other people rich and not getting ice dusted pot, yippee !!
I live in Sydney. I have chronic pain. Does anyone know a hassle free prescriber of cannabis I can see? Please help
Alternaleaf. Two 5 minute calls, pay the fee, they ship to your door. Easier than black market.
One more year gone buy and still zero forward progress on this very important cannabis driving issue.
Medicinal cannabis patient's in the UK, Norway, Germany and Ireland and Tasmania all have Laws that exempt legal medicinal cannabis patient's from the drug driving issue.
Hi I got discriminate over medical cannabies as a photographer my doctor suggest to seek legal advice and complaint about discrimination
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Just completely decriminalise it.
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Yes, then our children can access it even easier. Despite what people say marijuana IS a gateway drug. A person using marijuana for fun IS much more likely to take up the next drug available, a gradual process of turning into an IV drug user. Which again raises issues of criminal activity, dangerous behaviours. But you moronic people probably think that's ok too.
My doctor refused to help me apply for medicinal cannabis because she did not believe in it. Not very scientific. She would not even supply them with my medical information. I also asked her to write me a letter to say that I had informed her that I was intending to apply and to note that it would be added to my care plan. The very short letter looked like her lawyer wrote it and it was rejected. So now I'm stuck with oxycontin and addiction. I have lost all faith in the medical fraternity. All they care about is money, not their patients.
Why is this video even necessary. They need to legalise it in Australia. It's utterly ridiculous that it's hard to get these products. I've only just found out that it's possible because I started researching it. I'm pretty sure my regular GPs would not be willing to prescribe it but they're keen to give me Valium and other addictive sleeping pills. Also, what a waste of Court and Police time, prosecuting people. Australia is way behind even the Americans - the most backward western nation. We can easily buy poisonous cigarettes and alcohol but not pot.
Give me one of each I will trial any Canibus product
Its in the title and you still can't spell it? Ffs
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I look forwered to a positive future with med mull for the masses and reck for people in general if you can drink you should be able to drink how can you say it's ok to drive :08 alcohol but [0] mull when this is madness you need to address this asap for the grater good of the peoaple
There was ABSOLUTELY no point legalising prescription cannabis. I have a prescription and cant use it without fear of losing my job because of ridiculous testing methods
@sean27972 hey hold on a second there -not all of us that need medical marijuana work ! I’m on a disability pension and I’d like to have access to medicinal marijuana asap for my chronic back pain that I got from a workplace injury. You speak for yourself and not everyone !
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Over due to be legalised and decriminalised
Won't think over job for people
She's not interested and not onboard
I disagree entirely with the notion that cannabis should be legalised as a sort of cigarette type of drug, what we should be doing as a society is having a massive debate about the so called Net Zero (death sentence) policies, this is more detrimental to the livelihoods for all Australians. Don't be swayed by the media nonsense, lets go back to common sense governance.
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