Number of medicinal cannabis prescriptions spikes in Queensland

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The drug has been used to assist with conditions like chronic pain, insomnia, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. 9News

has seen a huge hike in medicinal cannabis prescriptions, with demand tripling that of states like NSW since legalisation was passed.

Rhys Cohen from the Australian Medicinal Cannabis Association says Queensland is making huge leaps in this health field."We've seen exponential growth," he said. Medicinal cannabis was legalised in 2016, with over 300 products and therapeutic applications — from oral liquids to oils, dried flowers and capsules — available with a doctor's prescription.Experts say Australians are now opting for regulated medicine over black market cannabis products.

"We are seeing a large group of medical practitioners who are moving over to cannabis and that stigma is starting to fall away," Nicholas Quinn from the Cannabis Centre said.Medicinal cannabis was legalised in 2016, with over 300 products and therapeutic applications available with a doctor's prescription.

 

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Decriminalise cannabis now!

Oh I wonder why prescriptions have risen… maybe because the government and you MSM have caused insomnia, anxiety and post traumatic stress with all the Covid fear mongering for the past 2 years!!

$295 per small bottle is highway robbery. medicine health aging

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