We asked 5 experts if clinics should be allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis if they have financial links to the supplier or dispenser. Here’s what they said.
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Top contributors
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Lecturer in Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
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NHMRC Postgraduate Scholar and Fulbright Alumna in Public Health Policy, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne
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The Conversation
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Professor in Pharmaceutical Policy, School of Pharmacy and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of Bioethics, Macquarie University
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Pharmacist and Professor in Professional Ethics in Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Clinical Trial Coordinator, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology