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Medicinal Cannabis Statement by Hon Sophia Moermond in the Legislative Council on 2 September 2021

Extract from Hansard
[COUNCIL — Thursday, 2 September 2021]
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Hon Sophia Moermond
https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hans...

Extract from My Letter of Support
[Friday, 18 June 2021]

It is unfortunate that the current government together with the TGA seem to have not provided adequate support to those that are simply trying to cope with poor health and pain. The capability to access to superannuation for essential healthcare sits on a par with women being allowed to access their superannuation to escape domestic violence, it might for now be the only workable solution.

PubMed is one of the most reputable online sources of medical research, versus blogs and articles. Please find additional evidence enclosed and an extract from one of the many research studies into the efficacy of CBD oil for patients like Ninetta who suffer from chronic pain below for your convenience:

“Research evidence for medicinal cannabis use Patients with multiple sclerosis in whom a standardised cannabis plant product with equal amounts of THC and CBD is added to other treatments report less muscle spasticity than those given placebo, but clinicians report only marginal reductions.21,55 These standardised plant-based cannabis medicines produce modest but clinically significant reductions in chronic neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis compared with placebo and in other types of chronic non-cancer pain.56 Evidence that cannabinoids are better than placebo in improving appetite, nausea or vomiting, pain, or sleep in patients with cancer in palliative care is scarce.57 Adding CBD to other anti-epileptic drugs significantly reduces the frequency of epileptic seizures in children with Dravet and Lennox-Gestaut syndromes.58 Synthetic THC is more effective than placebo in reducing nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy.21,55,59 Trials comparing THC with newer anti-emetic drugs are scarce (table 2).21,55 Systematic reviews have found weak evidence that synthetic THC stimulates appetite in people with AIDS-related wasting syndrome.21,55 Evidence suggests that cannibinoids might be effective in treating anxiety symptoms. Overall, there is reasonable evidence that medical quality cannabis preparations and cannabinoids modestly reduce the symptoms of chronic pain, epilepsy, and nausea and vomiting. In most cases, cannabinoids are superior to placebo but marginally so for chronic pain,56 the most common reason for medicinal cannabis use.21 Evidence on the effectiveness of the herbal cannabis products used for medicinal purposes in Canada and the USA is scarce.21 When used for short periods, the adverse effects of medicinal cannabinoids and standardised cannabis preparations are similar to those of many commonly used medicines.21 However, very few studies have evaluated the safety of the herbal cannabis products sold in medical dispensaries in the USA and Canada, which might be used daily by some patients for considerable periods.21” (Hall et al. 2019 p1583-1584).

See Table 1 in Hall, Wayne et al. 2019. “Clinical trial evidence for use of the cannabis plant and cannabinoids for medicinal purposes.” The Lancet 394 (2019): 1584 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19....

The following publications were also enclosed with my letter of support to the Australian Taxation Office for early access to her superannuation:

Commonwealth of Australia. 2020. “Conforming with Therapeutic Goods (Standard for Medicinal Cannabis) (TGO 93) Order 2017”, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), https://www.tga.gov.au/sites/default/....

Commonwealth of Australia. 2017. “Guidance for the use of medicinal cannabis in Australia Overview”, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), https://www.tga.gov.au/sites/default/....

Department of Health, 2017. “Medicinal Cannabis: Quick guide for health professionals”, Medicines and Poisons Regulation Branch, https://www.anspec.com.au/downloads/W....

Commonwealth of Australia, 2019. “Review of the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 - Final Report”, Office of Drug Control (ODC), https://www.odc.gov.au/sites/default/....

Sznaider, Natan. 1998. “The sociology of compassion: A study in the sociology of morals.” Journal for Cultural Research 2 (1): 117-139 https://doi.org/10.1080/1479758980935....

If you need support for early access to your superannuation to finance medicinal cannabis treatment while we work towards our primary goal of legalising cannabis, please email me at [email protected]