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What new cannabis laws might mean for medicine
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What new cannabis laws might mean for medicine
Thursday 1 February 2018, 12:00 PM
Victoria University of Wellington, Adjunct Professor
We have a new government, and one of the changes we will see in terms of health policy is the legalisation of marijuana for medical use.
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References
1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids: the current state of evidence and recommendations for research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2017. https://goo.gl/N71N44
2. Bradford AC, Bradford WD. Medical marijuana laws may be associated with a decline in the number of prescriptions for Medicaid enrollees. Health Aff (Millwood) 2017;36:5.