A NEW peak body is about to be launched representing the medical cannabis industry and directed by industry leaders and experts in the fields of health and medical cannabis, including Epilepsy Action Australia ceo Carol Ireland, Professor Mark Cook who is Director of Neurology at St Vincent's hospital in Melbourne along with preventative health expert and cardiologist, Dr Ross Walker.
The Medical Cannabis Council is being founded to help position Australia as a world leader in research and production of safe, scientifically backed medical cannabis products.
It will also develop and enforce best practice, standards and a code of conduct for producing, supplying and distributing medical cannabis products.
The new council will be launched at an event to be held 22 Jun from 5.30 to 8.30pm at The Left Bank, 1 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, Melbourne 3006.
There are currently more than 20 known applications for medical cannabis, including epilepsy, chemotherapy-induced nausea, and pain.
The launch coincides with Medical Cannabis Awareness week and the United in Compassion Medicinal Cannabis Symposium 2017.
By coincidence, the timing of this announcement links to legislation pushed through the Upper House yesterday by the Greens, Labour and independents speeding patients' access to medical cannabis in Australia.
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