It's very interesting. Discovery of the therapeutic benefits of compounds derived from cannabis have certainly been hindered by the association with weed, when they simply share a common origin.
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Cannabis oil is essentially a partially refined marijuana so it contains many, many chemical entities. Essentially, it is not a medicine in the UK and, therefore, there is not system to supply, legislate, prescribe, monitor etc. within the law. It seems the most unfortunate thing is that he...
Not true - Epidiolex is a cannibinoid for seizure disorders and nabilone is used for severe nausea (as examples).
Nope - heroin is diamorphine which is available. As is it's many derivative opiate medications (morphine, fentanyl etc.) and weaker opioids such as tramadol and codeine...
Exactly, you've only got to do a superficial search to find biotech companies working on therapies derived from cannabis (https://www.gwpharm.com/), some of which are already licensed. The therapeutic benefits are from compounds other than the THC that gets you mashed. Extraction, purification...