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Soluble cannabis could be used medically

David Derbyshire

Ananova

Monday 11 Dec 2000


Scientists have found a way to make cannabis soluble, removing a key
objection to its use as a medicine.

GPs have opposed the medical use of the drug because it either had to
be smoked, which causes cancer, or eaten, which is unreliable.

Dissolved cannabis, however, could be injected or made into a spray.
Researchers at Aberdeen University say it could lead to the drug being
available on the NHS within five years. Professor Roger Pertwee said
the compound would still give users a 'high' and work was ongoing to
remove that but retain its painkilling properties, reports The
Independent.

The drug was banned from medical use in 1971 but many people,
including multiple sclerosis patients, use it to relieve pain.

 

 

 

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