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The West Australian – Page: 6 : 7-Jul-14

The Australian Labor Party’s state conference in Western Australia (WA) on 6 July 2014 heard from leader Mark McGowan on the medicinal use of cannabis. He pledged to introduce legal reform if elected, which would mean terminally or chronically ill patients can be prescribed tablets or sprays to help them manage pain and other symptoms. While Premier Colin Barnett had in 2009 also backed such use of cannabis, WA Health Minister Kim Hames has now rejected McGowan’s push. The Australian Medical Association in WA believes more research is needed first

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HEALTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (WESTERN AUSTRALIA), WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION