Sydney Uni just got $33.7 million for research into medicinal marijuana, and NSW Premier Mike Baird is totally chill with it.
“NSW is breaking new ground in terms of medicinal cannabis research,” he said, because he’s not like a regular premier, he’s a cool premier.
$33.7 million is the largest ever donation ever made to research at the uni, and it came from Barry and Joy Lambert, who’s granddaughter suffers from debilitating epilepsy
“The experience of our granddaughter opened our eyes to the extraordinary possibility of cannabinoids treating not only her condition but a range of chronic illnesses that often don’t respond to conventional treatments,” said Mr Lambert.
“Our vision is to make Australia a world-leader in researching how to realise the powerful medicinal potential of the cannabis plant.” And according to a recent survey, the majority of young people (67%) and their grandparents (72%) are on board with legalisation of medicinal marijuana.
This donation puts Australia at the forefront of medicinal cannabis research, alongside known weed legalisers the Netherlands and the United States.
Marijuana has a massive range of applications in medicine, including the treatments of addiction, cancer, obesity, childhood epilepsy, chronic pain, dementia, and mental health disorders.
Ah university. The place where ~some people~ discover weed, and ~some people~ research it.
Put that in your degree and smoke it.
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