Increasing numbers of Australians are using medicinal cannabis for anxiety, depression, insomnia, substance disorders and more. Is it safe? And does it work?
The data alone seems to suggest cannabis medicines are relatively safe. But this may not be reflected in real-world use.
So it’s okay to substitute “real world use” for side effects but not effects?
Currently, there is a mismatch between the research evidence on medicinal cannabis – mainly short-term trials and CBD formulations – and real-world use, which is longer term and often using high-THC products.
So they admit nobody is actually doing, or paying for, studies on the correct medication.
We need more research on cannabis medicines, particularly for conditions with limited alternative treatments, and monitoring over longer periods.
As the TGA conducts a review of medical cannabis prescribing in Australia, these findings should inform future regulation.
“we know fuck all else works for what people are using this for, but it should still be banned”.
“we know fuck all else works for what people are using this for, but it should still be banned”.
They know nothing. Likely because of the prohibition.
I have a medical skin condition that is not life threatening in any way but which is depressing when left untreated. From the doctor I get medication that only treats the condition after the fact which isn’t optimal to put it mildly.
I tried vaporizing cannabis and all symptoms are completely gone. I asked multiple doctors about it. The reaction was always disbelief or complete lack of interest.
I really do not care what statistics from some study says. Even if 999 other patients see no improvement at all. It had helped me as an individual and the positive effect has been reproducible for years now.
What are you talking about? This article is an example of more study and resources being applied to the area. Just because you don’t like the results doesn’t mean the research is invalid.
If you want to discuss flaws in the study’s methodology, great, but using anecdotal evidence for an unrelated issue as a counter to its efficacy as a mental health drug is silly.
I personally use THC for its anti inflammatory properties, but I’m not going to assume that it is evidence of being a treatment of mental health issues.
What a garbage article.
The article lionises RCT, the gives us
So it’s okay to substitute “real world use” for side effects but not effects?
So they admit nobody is actually doing, or paying for, studies on the correct medication.
“we know fuck all else works for what people are using this for, but it should still be banned”.
What vindictive assholes.
Cannabis is legal in Canada and it has done nothing to rates of all those conditions. The large human experiment was done.
They know nothing. Likely because of the prohibition.
I have a medical skin condition that is not life threatening in any way but which is depressing when left untreated. From the doctor I get medication that only treats the condition after the fact which isn’t optimal to put it mildly.
I tried vaporizing cannabis and all symptoms are completely gone. I asked multiple doctors about it. The reaction was always disbelief or complete lack of interest.
I really do not care what statistics from some study says. Even if 999 other patients see no improvement at all. It had helped me as an individual and the positive effect has been reproducible for years now.
This article is about mental illness, not skin conditions. Mental illness is a much more nebulous field of study.
… which means it takes more study and resources to find anything definitive, not less.
What are you talking about? This article is an example of more study and resources being applied to the area. Just because you don’t like the results doesn’t mean the research is invalid.
If you want to discuss flaws in the study’s methodology, great, but using anecdotal evidence for an unrelated issue as a counter to its efficacy as a mental health drug is silly.
I personally use THC for its anti inflammatory properties, but I’m not going to assume that it is evidence of being a treatment of mental health issues.
I didn’t say it was invalid. You read a whole lot into my one sentence there. I was not in the conversation at all before that one sentence comment.
My mistake, I thought you were the original person I responded to.
But with the new context I’m not sure if your comment is supposed to be contradicting or supporting.
I think we’re generally in agreement that more nebulous fields need to gather a lot more data before clear patterns and actual usable insights emerge
Completely agree. Why can’t these cunts just fuck off