It’s long been hailed as the breakthrough treatment – but now a breakthrough study on medicinal cannabis has found it's not effective in treating common mental health conditions like depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. 

In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by lead author of the study, Dr Jack White, who unpacks the groundbreaking research and why he’s calling for tighter regulations on medicinal cannabis prescriptions. 

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