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Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Economics PLoS ONE

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Improvements in health-related quality of life are maintained long-term in patients prescribed medicinal cannabis in Australia: The QUEST Initiative 12-month follow-up observational study

Margaret-Ann Tait, Daniel Costa, Rachel Campbell, Leon N. Warne, Richard Norman, Stephan A. Schug, et al.
PLoS ONE Summary & key facts 2025 3 citations

This large Australian real-world study followed 2,353 adults who were newly prescribed medicinal cannabis oil and found that patient-reported quality of life, fatigue, sleep, pain (in people with chronic pain), and mood (in people with anxiety or depression) showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements that were maintained up to…

Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Sleep and related disorders
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