Australians Prescribed High-THC Medicinal Cannabis with Limited Regulatory Oversight

An exclusive report reveals that Australians are frequently prescribed medicinal cannabis products containing very high THC levels, despite only two out of over a thousand available products having undergone evaluation by the drug regulator.

29 Jul, 00:26 — 29 Jul, 00:26

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The GuardianMostly Factual32d ago

‘Prioritising profit’: Australians regularly prescribed medicinal cannabis with very high THC levels

Exclusive: Of more than 1,000 medicinal cannabis products available, only two have been evaluated by the drug regulator Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Doctors are commonly prescribing high-dose medicinal cannabis containing up to four times the concentration of THC tested in clinical trials, a review has found. Researchers from Monash University evaluated the available evidence for the efficacy and safety o...

By Melissa Davey Medical editor

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Australians Prescribed High-THC Medicinal Cannabis with Limited Regulatory Oversight

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‘Prioritising profit’: Australians regularly prescribed medicinal cannabis with very high THC levels

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