cannabis
Pharmacy ideal for selling recreational cannabis
Community pharmacy would be “ideally suited” to dispensing cannabis if the drug were legalised for recreational purposes, says the Sex Party leader Leader of the Australian Sex Party and Victorian …
Cannabis to help you snooze?
An Israeli company is formulating the first “cannaceutical” aiming to help people with insomnia and other sleep disorders The product, called ican.sleep, is a “cannaceutical” (pharmaceutical-grade cannabis product) that is …
Medicinal cannabis – an update at APP2017
With the Public Health (Medicinal Cannabis) Bill 2016 passed through State Parliament last year, pharmacies will soon be able to apply for a dispensing license for medicinal cannabis from March …
Change of schedule
Weekly-dose vitamin D products will be advertised from midway through the year following a decision that should enhance patient compliance Among the recommendations from the November meeting of the Advisory …
Self control, the harms of pot, and fat genes: how the 44-year-old Dunedin study keeps on giving
Self control, the harms of pot, and fat genes: how the 44-year-old Dunedin study keeps on giving Gita Mishra, The University of Queensland After almost four-and-a half decades and from …
Compassionate access to cannabis for kids
Pharmaceutical cannabidiol is being used to treat children with severe, treatment-resistant epilepsy as part of three wider trials A few children with severe, treatment-resistant epilepsy have already begun treatment at …
Weekly Dose: cannabis has been used medicinally for millennia, why is legalising it taking so long?
Weekly Dose: cannabis has been used medicinally for millennia, why is legalising it taking so long? Betty Chaar, University of Sydney Cannabis has a long history, and its misuse hangs …
Increasing marijuana use not linked to disorders
An increasing number of US adults are using marijuana, as fewer people perceive the drug as harmful, according to a new study which also found that there has been no …
NSW doctors can prescribe more cannabis-based medicines
Doctors in NSW will now be able to apply to prescribe a broader range of cannabis-based medicines as a result of NSW Government regulatory changes. Premier Mike Baird said yesterday …
Is ‘cannavaping’ a healthy alternative for medicinal users?
Method could be a more efficient and less harmful than smoking traditional cannabis cigarettes, according to a new study. Using e-cigarettes for the vaping of cannabis oil, which the authors …
World news wrapup: 19 May 2016
Our weekly wrapup of pharmacy news from around the world New York, New York: The customer experience in pharmacy is “broken,” the co-creator of a new, digital only pharmacy has …
Victoria legalises medicinal cannabis
Victorian patients and their families will be able to legally access medicinal cannabis in exceptional circumstances with the historic Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2015 passing the Victorian Parliament. Victoria …