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Justin Sinclair

Researcher and Pharmacognosist
Justin Sinclair has been formally studying medicinal plants and fungi since 1998. In 2015, he was made a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of United in Compassion, a medicinal cannabis patient support and advocacy group that was fundamental in changing regulations around medicinal cannabis in Australia. Justin was also appointed as a board member of the Australian Medicinal Cannabis Association in August 2020. Justin has been heavily involved in various medicinal cannabis education programs since 2016, providing over 140 lectures to industry leaders, healthcare professionals and patients. He is currently completing his doctoral studies at NICM Health Research Institute (Western Sydney University) investigating the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of medicinal cannabis for endometriosis, and has published 3 book chapters and 25 peer-reviewed journal articles on medicinal cannabis since 2016.

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