MbChB, BSc, FRACP, Director, Palliative and Supportive Care, Mater Health Services, Brisbane, Qld; Professor, Mater Research Institute, Faculty of Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld
It is unlikely that medicinal cannabis will be used as a first-line agent for the management of pain, nausea and other specific symptoms, but it may have a complementary role within palliative care.