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  Area Doctor Tests Marijuana Spray
Posted by FoM on August 15, 2001 at 07:24:01 PT
By Bev Wake, The Ottawa Citizen 
Source: Ottawa Citizen 

medical A doctor at the Ottawa Hospital's Rehabilitation Centre is running the first North American trial of a cannabis-based drug, offering patients with chronic pain an under-the-tongue spray of marijuana pain relief.

Up to 10 volunteers suffering from multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries will begin taking the drug next week, inhaling the spray through a cell-phone sized device so it's absorbed quickly into the system without the harmful side effects of smoke.

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Comment #1 posted by Ethan Russo, MD on August 15, 2001 at 07:36:41 PT:

Not Mutually Exlusive
Once again, I feel compelled to mention that the development of cannabis-based medicine extracts (CBME) is not mutually exlusive with progress on decriminalization or legalization of cannabis. Both can and likely will co-exist in the future in countries with the foresight to understand that prohibition is an abject, counter-productive failure.

When Aunt Tilly needs medicine to treat her MS or rheumatoid arthitis, she may well prefer a metered sublingual spray from her doctor's prescription, paid for by the National Health Service. The dude next door may prefer to smoke a blunt of homegrown sinsemilla to mellow out in the evening after work. I see these both as legitimate endeavors.

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