❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on cannabis-related hospital trials and funding in WA, prompted by a Sydney trial on CBD for Alcohol Use Disorder. The Minister's response indicates no such trials or funding exist in WA hospitals, but highlights alternative research support mechanisms.
AnsweredQoN 83Legislative Council
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I draw the Minister's attention to a trial undertaken by doctors at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, the results of which were published earlier this month, suggesting that CBD - the non-psychoactive component of cannabis - has potential when treating Alcohol Use Disorder. Noting that this was a hospital, rather than academic trial, funded by the Sydney Local Health District, I ask: (a) are any of our state hospitals here in Western Australia (WA) managing trials in relation to cannabis; (b) if yes to (a), can the Minister provide a list of both the hospitals and the scope of the trials being undertaken; (c) is the WA Department of Health, through any of its local health authorities, funding any hospital-based trials, either in relation to cannabis, or to any other potential new treatment; (d) if yes to (c), can the Minister provide details; and (e) if no to either (a) or (c), is there a reason that this type of funding can apply in other jurisdictions, but not here in Western Australia?
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Answered
21 May 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
5 days
(a) No.
(b) N/A
(c) No.
(d) N/A
(e) Both State and Federal Governments provide research grants and funding sources for research. The Department of Health can also support researchers through the ethics approval process through its newly established Central Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) which provides timely , consistent and high-quality review of all research conducted in the WA health system .
(b) N/A
(c) No.
(d) N/A
(e) Both State and Federal Governments provide research grants and funding sources for research. The Department of Health can also support researchers through the ethics approval process through its newly established Central Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) which provides timely , consistent and high-quality review of all research conducted in the WA health system .
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