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Cannabis

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Cannabis drug for MS sufferers »

Sufferers of multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory disease that affects the nervous system, might not be prescribed the drug Sativex as distribution has been halted in Scotland due to budget cuts and the awaited approval by the Scottish Medicines Co...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

SCDEA launch cannabis crackdown »

A new campaign urging the public to help police weed out cannabis cultivation in Scotland has been launched. The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) is asking the public to provide anonymous information on houses and flats that they su...

Sun 12 Sep 2010 by Debbie Smith | Read more »

Edinburgh study shows cannabis spray relieves pain »

Edinburgh study shows cannabis spray relieves pain

A University of Edinburgh research team hopes that a cannabis-based spray may be used alongside traditional pain removers after a study showed the spray reduced pain by 30 per cent. The spray would be used in cases where traditional analgesics such as...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Zachary Palmer Laporte | Read more »

Cannabis: Throwing the first stone »

Joint

The government's £2.2m campaign against cannabis has again brought the long-running debate over the drug into the spotlight. The campaign itself is arguably better than some previous campaigns from the "just say no" era, at least attempting to en...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Steve Rolles | Read more »

Government must show "zero tolerance" on drugs, says expert »

Glasgow Professor calls for crack-down on drug misuse

A leading Scottish expert on drug abuse has called for a "zero tolerance" strategy from the Scottish government in dealing with illegal drugs.Professor Neil McKeganey of the University of Glasgow said that the drug situation in Scotland had r...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 | Read more »

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