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Translating our scientific research for the general public is important to us. We are regularly engaged in wider public discussion around medicinal cannabis, current research and its use.

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Taking CBD oil and driving 'safe': study

31 May 2022. A University of Sydney-led study found that 1500mg, the highest daily medicinal dose of cannabidiol (CBD), has no impact on people's driving or cognitive abilities.

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More than half of prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in Australia given in Queensland, study says

10 May 2022. The Guardian Australia covers the first in-depth academic study of national medicinal cannabis data, led by the University of Sydney’s Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics.

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22 January 2022

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$13m for national eating disorder research centre

The Australian Government Department of Health has awarded the University of Sydney a $13 million four-year grant, which will fund the establishment of the Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre.

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Boosting the endocannabinoid system impacts seizures in new mouse model study of Dravet Syndrome

22 Dec 2021. A new study from the Lambert Initiative has found that boosting the endocannabinoid system impacts seizures in two phases according to a mouse model of childhood epilepsy Dravet Syndrome.

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From trialling medicinal cannabis in the treatment of paediatric epilepsy and cancer to a donation that has put Australia at the forefront of medicinal cannabis research, read all the latest news from the Lambert Initiative.

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We are regularly engaged in wider public discussion around medicinal cannabis, current research and its use.

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The Lambert Initiative are leaders in the field of medicinal cannabinoids. Our work is regularly cited in peer-reviewed publications in scientific literature.

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Taking CBD oil and driving 'safe': study

More than half of prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in Australia given in Queensland, study says

$13m for national eating disorder research centre

Boosting the endocannabinoid system impacts seizures in new mouse model study of Dravet Syndrome

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