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CANADA STOPS THERAPEUTIC USE

Agenzia Giornalistica Italia

Tuesday 05 Dec 2006

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AGI) - Ottawa, Dec 5 - The Canadian Federal Government decided to cancel
the Medical Marijuana Research Program (MMRP), that is, the research
programme on the medical use of marijuana. The programme had been opened
after the Ottawa Supreme Court decided to distribute the substance to
patients with chronic or acute pains. The decision to block the
programme caused a reaction from medical associations, especially the
Canadian Medical Association, which, in its journal (CMAJ) said the
government "is sending a harsh message to clinical research on the risks
and benefits on the use of cannabis". The programme began in 2001 with
funds of 262,000 Canadian dollars for a pilot project involving 32
people with chronic pains linked to neurological illnesses. In 2003, a
second study was launched, financed with 1.8 million Canadian dollars,
which involved 350 users of therapeutic cannabis.
http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200612051946-1275-RT1-CRO-0-NF51&page=0&id=agionline-eng.arab

 

 

 

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