TABLE OF CONTENTS For House of Lords

SECTION 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Terms of reference

1.2 Comment/sources for specific questions of committee

1.3 General questions of committee - a case for change?
 

SECTION 2

TYPES OF CANNABIS AND METHODS OF USE

2.1 Cannabis Resin

2.2 Herbal Cannabis

2.3 Cannabis Oil

SECTION 3
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS OF CANNABIS USERS

3.1 UK data

3.2 World data

3.3 Composition of joints

3.4 Eating and drinking cannabis

3.5 Summary of consumption statistics

Table 1: Cannabis use percentiles &THC dosage

SECTION 4
METHODS OF CANNABIS INGESTION

4.1 Routes of administration

4.2 Smoking

4.3 Oral use and dosage

SECTION 5
EFFECTS OF CANNABIS - NEW RESULTS FROM I.D.M.U. SURVEYS

5.1 Effects of duration of use

5.2 Cannabis dependence

5.3 Note on Driving

Table 2: Effects of duration of cannabis use on patterns of use

5.4 Reported health problems and benefits - significant associations

Table 3: Reported health problems

Table 4: Reported health benefits

5.5 Reasons for using cannabis

Table 5: Reasons for using cannabis

SECTION 6

MEDICINAL USES OF CANNABIS - SELECTED LITERATURE REVIEWS

6.1 General observations

6.2 Medicinal Uses

6.3 Historical and cultural uses

6.4 Cannabis and pain relief

6.5 Antiepileptic/Anticonvulsant effects

6.6 Cannabis & Stress Relief/ Relaxation

6.7 Depression

6.8 Treatment of Asthma

6.9 Cannabis and Opiate withdrawal

6.10 Treatment of alcoholism

SECTION 7

LEGALISING MEDICAL CANNABIS USE - THE CALIFORNIAN EXPERIENCE

7.1 Brief history of reform

7.2 US Government and Medical Marijuana

7.3 Distribution - cannabis buyers clubs

7.4 Problems and benefits of Californian system

SECTION 8

CURRENT TREATMENT OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS USERS BY THE UK CRIMINAL COURTS

8.1 Overview

8.2 Outcomes of arrests of medicinal users (I.D.M.U. surveys)

Table 6: Outcomes of cases from surveys

8.3 Outcomes of criminal cases (I.D.M.U. case records)

Table 7.1: Medical conditions encountered in referrals

Table 7.2: Disposal of cases

Table 7.3: Sentencing

8.4 Press and internet reports

References

Medicinal Cannabis - Multiple Sclerosis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Huntingtons Chorea. (Lords Addendum)

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