\u201cThere is little, or no evidence base for many of the conditions for which it is being prescribed, such as anxiety, insomnia, or depression,\u201d McMullen said.<\/p>\n
In its submission to an Australian Government inquiry into the industry, the AMA called for \u201ccomprehensive reform\u201d of the way medical cannabis was bought and sold.<\/p>\n
Members working in emergency departments were calling for more resources to deal with growing numbers of patients with cases related to excessive intake of cannabis, including psychosis, the association said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlarmingly, doctors are seeing medicinal cannabis use in people who have pre-existing psychotic conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The AMA warned that telehealth models \u2013 in which patients can be issued prescriptions online without an in-person doctor visit \u2013 were being \u201cexploited as commercial pathways for unapproved products\u201d.<\/p>\n
This year, newspaper the Age revealed that one doctor working for medical cannabis giant Montu had issued 72,000 prescriptions to 10,000 patients in just two years.<\/p>\n
In some instances, the newspaper reported, consultations with patients were scheduled to last no longer than 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
The global medical cannabis market is expected to grow to over US$65 billion by 2030, according to consulting firm Grand View Research.<\/p>\n
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