Three Out Of Four Australian Women With Endometriosis Are Illicitly Using Cannabis To Ease The Pain

Almost three-quarters of Australian women with endometriosis surveyed in a new study are illicitly using cannabis to ease painful symptoms despite potentially being able to access legal medicinal cannabis through a doctor. Researchers at Western Sydney University surveyed women with endometriosis in New Zealand and Australia, where 72 per cent of respondents reported self-administering cannabis illicitly. The women self-reported positive outcomes in using cannabis to manage the often painful condition, in which tissue similar to…