Australian Journal of General Practice
Formerly Australian Family Physician (AFP)
PhD, Academic Director, Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW; School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Patients and physicians need to be aware of the important implications that medical cannabis use may have for driving.
It is estimated that 600,000 Australians currently self-medicate with cannabis, with chronic pain a leading indication for such use.