Victoria will conduct a world-first trial to see whether the use of medicinal cannabis to reduce symptoms for children in palliative care.
Victoria has signed off on a world-first study into the use of medicinal cannabis for children in palliative care.
The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute will begin this year to explore the use of medicinal cannabis to reduce symptoms for children in palliative care who are suffering from conditions other than cancer. A joint funding effort between the state government and Victorian cannabis company Cannatrek, it complements a similar study under way in Queensland with childhood cancer patients.
– Read the entire article at The Australian.
