Regulations governing veterans’ access to subsidised medicinal cannabis have been tightened amid allegations patients are being harmed by “concerning prescribing practices”.

In an update to its medicinal cannabis framework published this week, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) placed restrictions on dosage form and strength, with immediate effect.

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Steve has reported for a number of consumer and B2B titles over a journalism career spanning more than three decades. He is a regulator contributor to health journal, The Medical Republic, writing on...

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