Canada Approves Cannabis Spray - LATimes

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-potdrug20apr20,1,7500163.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Canada became the first nation Tuesday to approve a pharmaceutical prescription spray derived from the cannabis plant, a move that could shift the medical marijuana debate in the U.S.

The drug, called Sativex, is being produced by GW Pharmaceuticals of Britain and is expected to be available in Canadian pharmacies within weeks, principally for the treatment of pain from multiple sclerosis.

"I think the Canadian approval will change an awful lot of things," said Geoffrey Guy, GW Pharmaceuticals executive chairman. In particular, it should help "create momentum" for approval in other countries, including the U.S., he said...

..."Sativex is for all practical purposes liquid marijuana, so the question of whether marijuana is medicine has been settled," said Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project. "The only question is what form people use, and that's best left to doctors and patients."

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1. great news!

now it should be removed from the list of 'no medicinal use' schedule and decriminalized.

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2. YES

:toast: to our more enlightened northern neighbors and their pharmaceutical contribution to many who suffer.