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BMA backs call for research into cannabis Jason Johnston Belfast Telegraph Tuesday 18 Nov 1997 organisation's call for research into cannabis in the hunt for more medicines. The recommendation, released in a report this morning, says that derivatives of the illegal drug can help with pain and suffering. But it says research into this area is hampered by legislation. The latest call follows a recommendation from the organisation earlier this year to free up restrictions on the drug to make it easier to use in helping with certain illnesses. BMA spokeswoman in Northern Ireland Anona Robertson said: "We are not just calling for cannabis to be legalised. "In fact we would warn against smoking this drug as it has three times the tar content of ordinary cigarettes and we are very against cigarettes." She added that the organisation was calling for legal access to advance research into suffering. The study released today says that many normally law-abiding citizens have resorted to the use of cannabis to alleviate distressing symptoms which are inadequately controlled by existing drugs. The survey looked at the available scientific evidence from patients who have smoked or eaten the drug to relieve pain and nausea. It says conditions which might benefit include nausea associated with cancer chemotherapy, epilepsy, pain, anorexia, glaucoma, bronchial asthma, mood disorders, mental illness and hypertension.
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