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Authors: Steve Rolles, David Nutt & Anne Schlag Published: April 7, 2021How do we end the war on drugs? With mounting evidence continuing to expose the failure of the war on drugs, more governments around the world are opening their eyes to consider alternative drug policies. But which…
- April 7, 2021
By Rayyan Zafar an Honorary Research Assistant for Drug Science Can a ‘double standard’ in paediatric medicine provide a framework to restructure repressive medical cannabis policies? In 2019, a drug called Zolgensma came to market. This drug used a particularly innovative gene therapy technique to treat infants suffering with an extremely…
- April 1, 2021
We are greatly encouraged by the news that NICE updated their guidelines around medical cannabis for children with severe epilepsy. The clinical guidance now clearly states: 'There is no recommendation against the use of cannabis-based medicinal products' – meaning that Matt and Ali Hughes were able to drop their court case…
- March 31, 2021
Last month we asked for your stories, and we’re thrilled with the response we received. These provide us with valuable insights and snapshots into the experiences of our patients, both the benefits and the challenges. Thank you so much for submitting these, and we would love to gather more of these…
- March 12, 2021
Statement from Drug Science regarding Project Twenty 21 and its official industry partners. For immediate release Drug Science would like to clarify the aims of the Project Twenty 21 initiative and who its industry partners are. This follows recent press release from Kanabo, announcing that it had signed its first UK…
- March 9, 2021
Written by Professor David NuttLate on Saturday night, the 27th of February, I was asked to speak on the Stephen Nolan show on BBC Radio 5 about cannabis in prisons. The reason I was being interviewed was that I had supported the North Wales Police Commissioner Arfon Jones who had suggested giving prisoners…
- March 3, 2021