Posts Tagged ‘ GW Pharmaceuticals ’

Cannabis Never Killed Anyone – until they tried to ‘make it safe’

May 17, 2006
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Cannabis Never Killed Anyone – until they tried to ‘make it safe’

CAN’T GET NO SATISVEXION Thousands of people in Britain who could benefit from the cannabis based drug ‘Sativex’ made by GW Pharmaceuticals can’t get it, and campaigners believe this could be because of a widely reported but flawed inquest held in Sheffield last year. The inquest ruled that Sativex played “a significant role” in the death...
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London Demo: Medical Cannabis on the menu, Weds May 24

May 12, 2006
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London Demo: Medical Cannabis on the menu, Weds May 24

Medical Cannabis Day of Action, London, Weds May 24th, 10 am – 5 pm. Time Table: 10 am – Medical Cannabis Demo starts Parliament Sq, plus lobbying of MP’s. 1 pm – Delegation to Downing St. 3pm – 4pm – Press Conference & group lobby of MP’s in the ‘House of Parliament’, Palace of Westminster, Committeee Room 18. 4...
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Sativex: inquest blames cannabis cure for contributing to death

December 12, 2005
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Sativex: inquest blames cannabis cure for contributing to death

AN INQUEST into the death of a 70 year old woman who took Sativex in clinical trials started today in Sheffield, UK, reports The Guardian: “Questions will today be raised about the safety of pain relief medicines based on cannabis, as an inquest opens into the death of a 70-year-old woman who took part in...
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I Can’t Get No Sativex-ion: cannabis ‘airlift’ to Britain in race against pain

November 30, 2005
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I Can’t Get No Sativex-ion: cannabis ‘airlift’ to Britain in race against pain

SATIVEX, which is pure THC extracted from cannabis plants, could be ‘airlifted’ to Britain, as MS sufferers and others, all over the country, go to their doctors demanding the drug. Sativex is made by extracting the active ingredients of cannabis from ’skunk’ plants, which are grown indoors under a ‘Home Office’ license, in a ’secret’...
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Cannabis Grandma: "I don’t Want No Satisvexion"

November 30, 2005
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Cannabis Grandma: "I don’t Want No Satisvexion"

PAT TABRAM, the Cannabis Grandma, has told ‘News of the Weed’ that she does not intend to ask her doctor for Sativex, although she would probally be eligible to use it, and she would not take it even if she was offered it. “I am not condeming Satisvex, or anyone who uses it, but just...
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