Carmen Lim

Jan 16, 2025 | dailybulletin.com.au | Carmen Lim

A multi-million dollar business has developed in Australia to meet the demand for medicinal cannabis. Australians spent more than A$400 million on it in the first half of 2024 alone. More Australians than ever are using medicinal cannabis to treat , such as chronic pain, anxiety and cancer. Some go to their GP and receive a prescription, which they take to a pharmacy. But many bypass their GP.

Jan 12, 2025 | theconversation.com | Carmen Lim |Wayne Hall

A multi-million dollar business has developed in Australia to meet the demand for medicinal cannabis. Australians spent more than A$400 million on it in the first half of 2024 alone. More Australians than ever are using medicinal cannabis to treat , such as chronic pain, anxiety and cancer. Some go to their GP and receive a prescription, which they take to a pharmacy. But many bypass their GP.

Jan 10, 2025 | journals.sagepub.com | Carmen Lim |Hannah Wilson |Wayne Hall |Eloise Lawrie

Get full access to this articleView all access and purchase options for this article. ReferencesAustralian Government (2016) Narcotic Drugs Amendment Act 2016. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2016A00012/latest/text (accessed 7 September 2024). Australian Government (2017) Guidance for the Use of Medicinal Cannabis in Australia: Patient Information.

Sep 8, 2024 | ajpmonline.org | Carmen Lim

INTRODUCTION The online content that promotes tobacco and e-cigarette products, the majority of which is not age-restricted to minors,1,2 has increased in recent years.1,3 Tobacco products are heavily promoted through paid influencer endorsements, often done without disclosures of financial interest,2 which can normalize and glamorizes use, targeting vulnerable populations like young people and ethnic minorities.4 Other contents such as news coverage can shape perceptions though framing,5 and...

Jul 15, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Carmen Lim |Tianze Sun |Gary C Chan |Coral E Gartner

INTRODUCTION Tobacco excise taxation (hereafter tax/taxation) is effective for reducing tobacco consumption [1, 2]. Taxation impact is often assessed through price elasticity, a unitless measure that indicates the percentage change in consumption relative to a percentage increase in price. High-income countries (HICs) have a cigarette price elasticity of −0.4, meaning that a 10% price increase decreases consumption by 4% [3].