A new study finds that Australian patients using prescribed medicinal cannabis saw lasting improvements in quality of life, fatigue, and sleep over a full year. Those with anxiety, depression, insomnia, and pain also reported steady relief.

Published in PLOS One, the research highlights cannabis’s growing role in health care since Australia legalized medical use in 2016. Over a million patients have since received prescriptions for more than 200 conditions, reflecting rising interest in cannabis’s therapeutic potential.