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 veggie
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 Cannabis: Canada stops therapeutic use
#6340179 - 12/06/06 11:08 AM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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Cannabis: Canada stops therapeutic use
December 6, 2006 - AGI
(AGI) - The Canadian Federal Government decided to cancel the Medical Marijuana Research Program (MMRP), that is, the research programme on the medical use of marijuana. The programme had been opened after the Ottawa Supreme Court decided to distribute the substance to patients with chronic or acute pains.
The decision to block the programme caused a reaction from medical associations, especially the Canadian Medical Association, which, in its journal (CMAJ) said the government "is sending a harsh message to clinical research on the risks and benefits on the use of cannabis".
The programme began in 2001 with funds of 262,000 Canadian dollars for a pilot project involving 32 people with chronic pains linked to neurological illnesses. In 2003, a second study was launched, financed with 1.8 million Canadian dollars, which involved 350 users of therapeutic cannabis.
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 Birthbytongue
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Re: Cannabis: Canada stops therapeutic use [Re: veggie]
#6340438 - 12/06/06 12:18 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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are we going backwards?
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DNKYD
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Re: Cannabis: Canada stops therapeutic use [Re: Birthbytongue]
#6340453 - 12/06/06 12:25 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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?tuoba gniklat uoy era tahw
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elaspeinreason
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Re: Cannabis: Canada stops therapeutic use [Re: DNKYD]
#6340543 - 12/06/06 01:09 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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my goodness, two steps forward 5 steps back...
i would hope this isn't an up-and-coming trend
liberal countries deciding against expressing such due to the severe criticism
..too little , too late.
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Re: Cannabis: Canada stops therapeutic use [Re: elaspeinreason]
#6341383 - 12/06/06 05:10 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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they are putting a stop to pot research? what are they afraid of?
pot? or the products of research, because it won't stop pot.
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Mitchnast
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Re: Cannabis: Canada stops therapeutic use [Re: elaspeinreason]
#6341390 - 12/06/06 05:11 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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btw, canada is not a liberal country.
hasnt been for over a year.
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Re: Cannabis: Canada stops therapeutic use [Re: veggie]
#6341512 - 12/06/06 05:32 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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Remember this is a WAR on drugs no different than the war on terror. Only both sides are fighting the people in unexpected ways. If I knew what I myself was speaking I'd explain.
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mentalIMAGE
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Re: Cannabis: Canada stops therapeutic use [Re: Carbon_Black]
#6341912 - 12/06/06 06:58 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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The Liberal gov't was the party that introduced MM research back in 2001. It's the Conservatives that are taking our country "two steps forward, five steps back".
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Re: Cannabis: Canada stops therapeutic use [Re: mentalIMAGE]
#6343592 - 12/07/06 07:56 AM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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One step foward and two steps back, this kinda dance can never last! One step foward and two steps back, no one gets far walking like that!
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