A review of medicinal cannabis clinical trials which concluded there was “no evidence” for its use in treating a range of conditions has been branded incomplete, lacking in nuance and ignoring the real-life experiences of thousands of patients.

Following another public mauling in the mainstream media, triggered by a paper published in Lancet Psychiatry, the industry hit back, arguing the review merely demonstrated one thing: that more research is needed.

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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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