'Real world' Aussie data suggests medicinal cannabis safe and effective for pain, sleep and well-being

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2022-11-19 06:00

Australia; WA

One of the largest and longest studies of medicinal cannabis being taken in a real-world setting has found that the drug is safe, well-tolerated and helpful for people experiencing issues with pain, sleep and well-being. The study looked at around 4000 Australians with a wide range of ages, and conditions, who were taking medicinal cannabis over 2 years. The study found significant improvements for pain severity, mental health, insomnia, physical function, and emotional well-being and the improvements were sustained for over two years.

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Organisation/s: The University of Western Australia, Emyria Pty Ltd

Funder: All authors of this manuscript and the analysis are employees of Emyria Pty Ltd, a public company that owns specialist medical clinics, Emerald Clinical Network, AV is the only author who is a clinician prescribing for patients in the clinic. This uncontrolled cohort real-world analysis presents observed data and all data have been included across the entire cohort. Emerald Clinical Network does not have any affiliation with the MC producers and clinicians at the Emerald Clinical Network are independent contractors that choose for whom, when and what to prescribe for patients referred to the clinic. Clinicians are not provided inducement or instruction to prescribe any specific brand, type or formulation of Medicinal cannabis product.

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