‘High as Mike’, a new documentary which tells the story of Tamworth-based brain cancer patient Mike Gallanger sheds new light on regulations around medicinal cannabis and explains the ways it works to help Australians understand the industry and issues surrounding the drug.

Chris Wright, Brisbane local who was diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome at the age of 12 is one of the first patients recruited for the trial run by Brisbane’s Wesley Medical Research. Read about the trial here.

Thanks to new streamlined processes, Queensland specialist doctors soon will be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis directly to their patients, meaning the medicine will be treated just like any other prescription drug in Queensland.