Cannabis—Alcohol use disorder treatment
31. Hon Dr Brian Walker to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I draw the minister's attention to a trial undertaken by doctors at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, the results of which were published earlier this month, suggesting that CBD—the non-psychoactive component of cannabis—has potential when treating alcohol use disorder. I note that this was a hospital rather than academic trial funded by the Sydney Local Health District.
(1) Are any of our state hospitals here in Western Australia managing trials in relation to cannabis, and, if so, can the minister provide a list of both the hospitals and the scope of the trials being undertaken?
(2) Is the Western Australian Department of Health, through any of its local health authorities, funding any hospital-based trials, either in relation to cannabis or to any other potential new treatment, and, if yes, can the minister provide details?
(3) If no to either (1) or (2), is there a reason that this type of funding can apply in other jurisdictions but not here in Western Australia?
Hon Pierre Yang replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following has been provided by the Minister for Health.
I thank the honourable member for the question. It is not possible to provide the requested information in the time required and I therefore ask the honourable member to place this question on notice.
