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Authors David J Nutt Published January 26, 2022 “Medical cannabis has been legal to prescribe since 2018—yet just a handful of prescriptions have been made in three years. The reasons: stigma, fear, and an entrenched resistance in the medical profession that is harming patients" Prof David Nutt - Founder of Drug…
- January 26, 2022
Authors Rayyan Zafar, Anne Schlag, Lawrence Phillips, David J Nutt Published December 15, 2021 We previously reported on the legalisation of medical cannabis in the UK which was catalysed by a young boy, Alfie Dingley, suffering from a rare form of epilepsy that was treatable through medical cannabis. Alfie’s case was…
- December 15, 2021
Is LSD Safe? LSD, technically named lysergic acid diethylamide and also known as acid, is one of the most widely used psychedelic drugs. As it changes both your cognition and your perception, it's natural to assume this comes with an element of risk and yet LSD is widely regarded to be…
- November 12, 2021
Knowledge about the therapeutic potential of medical cannabis has greatly improved over the past decade, with an ever-increasing range of developments in human clinical applications. A growing body of scientific evidence supports the use of medical cannabis products for some therapeutic indications, but for others, the evidence base remains disputed. One…
- May 18, 2021
Authors C. Sakal, M. Lynskey, A. K. Schlag, D. J. Nutt Published May 11, 2021 We're delighted to announce the first findings from Project Twenty21, the UK’s largest-ever medical cannabis patient study. Over 900 patients have now received licensed prescriptions for medical cannabis and agreed for Drug Science to collect and analyse…
- May 11, 2021
Authors Fiona Measham & Gavin Turnbull Published May 10, 2021 What is a drug checking service? Drug checking has a rich history spanning over six decades. A first wave of ‘street drug analysis’ and ‘acid rescue’ emerged in the US and the Netherlands in the late 60s and early 70s; followed…
- May 10, 2021