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How long does cannabis stay in the system

How long drugs are detectable in the system depends on a number of factors:

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GW announces UK launch of world’s first prescription cannabis medicine

GW Pharmaceuticals plc today announces the UK launch of Sativex®, its Oromucosal Spray for the treatment of spasticity due to Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Sativex® is the world’s first prescription cannabis medicine and the UK is the first country in the world to grant a full regulatory authorization for the product.

Sativex®, available as a prescription only medicine, was developed by GW in specific response to calls from people with MS for a prescription cannabis-based medicine. Today's launch means that MS patients suffering the spasms and cramping associated with spasticity have access to a new treatment option which has been shown to improve their symptoms where current treatments have failed.

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Written evidence for the House of Lords

Science and Technology Select Committee

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Sub-Committee I: Cannabis.

Submission of the Independent Drug Monitoring Unit (I.D.M.U.)

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INDIAN HEMP AND THE DOPE FIENDS OF OLD ENGLAND

A sociopolitical history of cannabis and the British Empire 1840-1928

When the report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission (IHDC) reached 1890's England it met official and public apathy. There was no political debate. It went into the "forget about this" file on arrival and has stayed there ever since. There was no publicity; The news that "Ganja is not appreciably harmful" was of no concern to the majority of users, who took cannabis products for their medical benefits.

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Thursday, 02 September 2010