❓ Hon. Sophia Moermond asks the Minister for Health about the use of cannabis-based treatments for stroke patients in WA hospitals, referencing a 2013 study. The Minister confirms no such treatments are implemented but the department reviews new evidence-based methods.
AnsweredQoN 98Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CANNABIS — RESEARCH
98. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to a paper
released by the University of Nottingham in 2013 that showed that cannabis can
reduce the size of an area in the brain
affected by a stroke and improve neurological function. Considering the
personal and economic cost of strokes, I ask the following.
(1) Has this data
been used to implement new treatments for strokes in WA hospitals?
(2) Would the
government consider using this information to develop new treatments for
strokes?
98. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to a paper
released by the University of Nottingham in 2013 that showed that cannabis can
reduce the size of an area in the brain
affected by a stroke and improve neurological function. Considering the
personal and economic cost of strokes, I ask the following.
(1) Has this data
been used to implement new treatments for strokes in WA hospitals?
(2) Would the
government consider using this information to develop new treatments for
strokes?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Health.
(1) No.
(2) The department
is constantly reviewing new, safe and well-evidenced treatment methods.
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Health.
(1) No.
(2) The department
is constantly reviewing new, safe and well-evidenced treatment methods.
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