Medicinal cannabis is most often prescribed for pain, anxiety and sleep. Here’s what the evidence says

 Medicinal cannabis is most often prescribed for pain, anxiety and sleep. Here’s what the evidence says

Medicinal cannabis use has increased rapidly in Australia over recent years. But there’s limited evidence it helps the conditions it’s most commonly prescribed for.

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Medicinal cannabis use has increased rapidly in recent years in Australia. Since access pathways were expanded in 2016, more than 700,000 prescription approvals have been …