Medical cannabis can help with pain, anxiety, muscle problems and epilepsy, says Professor Mike Barnes. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESNew Zealand GPs need to prepare themselves for prescribing medical cannabis to patients, a visiting UK expert says. "Cannabis is a remarkably useful drug for many chronic conditions," Prof Barnes said. Some claims about the medical conditions cannabis could treat were based on "thin" evidence, he said. This had caused difficulties because some specialists had not upskilled to become comfortable making decisions about prescribing cannabis, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 20, 2019 02:48 UTC