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Article de Périodique
Cannabis based drugs should be rescheduled to make research and prescribing easier, says chief medical officer (2018)
Auteur(s) :
HAWKES, N.
Année
2018
Page(s) :
k2957
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
3
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
CLASSIFICATION
;
RECHERCHE
;
PRESCRIPTION MEDICALE
;
LEGISLATION
Résumé :
Cannabis based drugs should be rescheduled under the UK's misuse of drugs legislation so that they can be prescribed and more easily researched, the chief medical officer has advised.
Sally Davies's report says that the current classification of cannabis and cannabis-like products in schedule 1 of the legislation, which means that they cannot be prescribed, "Only makes medical sense if there is no or very little evidence of potential therapeutic benefit in a treatment setting."
Her review, heavily reliant on similar recent reviews in Australia, Ireland, and the US, concludes that evidence of benefit now exists in a range of medical conditions, so she recommends moving such drugs out of schedule 1. It will be up to the Home Office to make this change, if it agrees. [Extract]
Sally Davies's report says that the current classification of cannabis and cannabis-like products in schedule 1 of the legislation, which means that they cannot be prescribed, "Only makes medical sense if there is no or very little evidence of potential therapeutic benefit in a treatment setting."
Her review, heavily reliant on similar recent reviews in Australia, Ireland, and the US, concludes that evidence of benefit now exists in a range of medical conditions, so she recommends moving such drugs out of schedule 1. It will be up to the Home Office to make this change, if it agrees. [Extract]
Affiliation :
UK