❓ Dr. Walker questions the Treasurer about the economic impact of PMS in WA and proposes research into cannabis as a treatment. The response deflects responsibility to medical professionals.
AnsweredQoN 318Legislative Council
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CANNABIS —
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME TREATMENT
318. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer the Treasurer to the Global
Period Poverty Forum, held in Brisbane late last year, as well as to recent
research undertaken in the UK, suggesting that as many as 79 per cent of women
miss between one and seven days of work a month due to the debilitating
symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
(1) How many days
does Treasury believe are lost to PMS here in our Western Australian system a year;
and what is the estimated cost to our economy in dollar terms?
(2) Is the
Treasurer aware of research that shows that cannabis can be an effective
treatment for many of the symptoms of PMS?
(3) Will the
Treasurer commit to putting just a fraction of the annual cost to our economy
into a scheme to encourage local research into the potential for cannabis
treatments to ameliorate the symptoms of PMS and its associated pain?
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME TREATMENT
318. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer the Treasurer to the Global
Period Poverty Forum, held in Brisbane late last year, as well as to recent
research undertaken in the UK, suggesting that as many as 79 per cent of women
miss between one and seven days of work a month due to the debilitating
symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
(1) How many days
does Treasury believe are lost to PMS here in our Western Australian system a year;
and what is the estimated cost to our economy in dollar terms?
(2) Is the
Treasurer aware of research that shows that cannabis can be an effective
treatment for many of the symptoms of PMS?
(3) Will the
Treasurer commit to putting just a fraction of the annual cost to our economy
into a scheme to encourage local research into the potential for cannabis
treatments to ameliorate the symptoms of PMS and its associated pain?
AnswerView source ↗
Straight bat! On behalf of the
minister representing the Treasurer, I thank the honourable member for some
notice of the question.
(1)–(3) A
person's general practitioner and/or medical specialist are best placed
to select the most appropriate treatment for premenstrual pain and the symptoms
of premenstrual syndrome.
minister representing the Treasurer, I thank the honourable member for some
notice of the question.
(1)–(3) A
person's general practitioner and/or medical specialist are best placed
to select the most appropriate treatment for premenstrual pain and the symptoms
of premenstrual syndrome.
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