The seemingly endless debate around using cannabis for medicinal use has reared its head again.
A doctor from the neurology department at the Royal Melbourne Hospital wants to trial a marijuana-based mouth spray to ease the pain and symptoms of patients with multiple sclerosis.
For the trial to get the green light, approval must be gained not just the hospital's human research ethics committee, but also both state and federal government.
The spray, produced by Sativex, has been used in Britain, Canada and Spain and is being tested in the United States to treat the symptoms of MS and to relieve the pain suffered by cancer patients.
Medicinal use cannabis for MS
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