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UK: Cannabis-based inhaler reportedly being tested in Wales as a treatment for depression and arthritis Richard Youle South Wales Evening Post Monday 22 Aug 2016 An NHS facility is testing the vapouriser for range of debilitating health conditions, Wales Online has reported. Could MediPen vapourisers deliver health benefits? AN inhaler being tested in Wales could help people with conditions from depression to arthritis thanks to its cannabis-derived ingredient. An NHS facility is testing the vapouriser for range of debilitating health conditions, Wales Online has reported. The new treatment involves a MediPen, which is inhaled like an e-cigarette. It uses a substance known as cannabidiol, an oil extracted from the cannabis plant that does not contain any of the psychoactive chemicals which get a person high. The treatment may be able to reduce anxiety, depression and even relieve the pain of arthritis and fibromyalgia. Wales Online said it understood the vaporiser, which can already be bought online, was undergoing quality control measures at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. But it said the exact location could not be released by the NHS due to a non-disclosure agreement. Two years ago Wales became the first UK nation to legalise a cannabis based drug for multiple sclerosis sufferers. A spokesman for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said: "As a university health board we undertake a number of commercial activities, such as quality control with private companies, including Medipen. "Due to commercial in confidence we are not able to provide any further details. "All Cardiff and Vale University Health Board contracts are scrutinised for ethical, legal and commercial sensitivities and any breach of this will be fully investigated by the health board." MediPen managing director Jordan Owen said: "Our contract is for the purposes of safety, quality control and to ensure the consistency of cannabinoid concentration throughout each batch. "This is something that is extremely important in an industry subject to so many negative connotations, by testing our proprietary formula through a reputable body such as the NHS we are confident that this will have a very positive impact on the public's perception of cannabis." He added: "This is a huge leap forward for the UK's rapidly growing legal cannabis industry and we are confident that by breaking down the negative connotations surrounding cannabis this will have a positive effect on our countries draconian prohibition laws that are having a detrimental impact on the lives of millions of medicinal cannabis users across the UK." The MediPen can be bought online for as little as £50 and has 17 flavours. Cannabis is a Class B drug in the UK, with the maximum penalty for possession and supply five years and 14 years in jail respectively. http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/cannabis-based-inhaler-reportedly-undergoing-nhs-tests-in-wales/story-29642344-detail/story.html
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