The Marijuana Policy Project notes that the Canadian government is close to approving Sativex, a liquid cannabis extract produced by the U.K.-based GW Pharmacueticals. The product, which is reminiscent of the cannabis-based remedies that were sold in the U.S. in the 19th and early 20th centuries, is designed to be sprayed into the mouth. Research has shown it to be useful in treating neuropathic pain associated with multiple sclerosis, and it is likely to have other applications as well once it's available by prescription.
"GW Pharmaceuticals has proven--and the Canadian government has acknowledged--that marijuana is indeed a medicine, one that is both effective and remarkably safe," says MPP's Rob Kampia. "The real lesson from this is that patients should have access to marijuana in whatever form they and their doctors find most useful. Sativex is to marijuana as a cup of coffee is to coffee beans, and there is simply no justification for arresting patients for using different varieties of the same medication."
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|12.22.04 @ 11:32AM|#
Canadian drugs are safe and cheap for our seniors, but Canadian ideas about drugs are dangerous, and should NOT be imported.
|12.22.04 @ 11:42AM|#
"and it is likely to have other applications as well"
Yes, I imagine it is.
|12.22.04 @ 11:49AM|#
That's right, Ruthless.
I hope, for your sake, that you were being 100% serious with that comment. ;)
|12.22.04 @ 11:52AM|#
Different varieties such as white rhino, northern lights, blueberry, sativa, or indica?
Mike H.|12.22.04 @ 12:26PM|#
"AK-47: When you have to stone absolutely every last muthafucka in the room, accept no substitutes."
|12.22.04 @ 12:27PM|#
Combined with a breath spray it would be just the ticket!
|12.22.04 @ 12:31PM|#
I wonder if GW Pharmaceuticals will bring it into the states under the name "GW Bush Alternative"...
WSDave
|12.22.04 @ 12:31PM|#
matanuska thunderfuck, for all you Alaskans out there.
|12.22.04 @ 12:59PM|#
God, but what will their breath smell like?
|12.22.04 @ 1:01PM|#
God, but what will their breath smell like?
Bongwater?
|12.22.04 @ 2:06PM|#
"Combined with a breath spray it would be just the ticket!"
Combine that with eye drops, and I'm with you, man.
But wait, guys, the Office of National Drug Control Policy clearly states that MJ has absolutely no medicinal value whatsoever.. this is on an official federal website and everything!!
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/marijuana_myths_facts/
|12.22.04 @ 2:07PM|#
Cannibis-tinged TUMMS can't be far behind now, can they? Imagine the illness applications: upset stomach, irritable bowl, and hemorrhoids.
|12.22.04 @ 3:19PM|#
Can I spray it directly on my Doritos?
|12.22.04 @ 5:51PM|#
Are coffee bean illegal now? Must have been the caffine.
|12.22.04 @ 8:26PM|#
So, can they submit this to the FDA for review?
|12.22.04 @ 9:21PM|#
Could I spray it directly on Laura's, you know, b_ _ _?
heh. heh.
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