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At Drug Science we like to cover different topics relating to drugs. These topics cover the many different ways that psychoactive substances have an impact on our culture and society.
Childhood Epilepsy Case Study: Gino Londra
A Closer Look at the Families Struggling to Cope with the Huge Financial and Personal Burden of Accessing Medical Cannabis to Treat...
Danielle Johnson
Feb 9, 20217 min read
Letter of recommendation to the ACMD
Download our letter to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs Dear Owen Bowden-Jones I am writing on behalf of Drug Science in...
Professor David Nutt
Feb 5, 20213 min read
Too much pain? The Price of Politics in the treatment of childhood epilepsy
By Rayyan Zafar an Honorary Research Assistant for Drug Science. It was 5 years ago in 2016 when Nick Clegg, the then deputy...
Rayyan Zafar
Jan 8, 20215 min read
How to Prescribe Medical Cannabis in the UK
In this seminar, Professor Barnes provides a walkthrough of how to prescribe medical cannabis under the current UK regulations and the...
Drug Science
Jan 7, 20211 min read
‘Cannabis’ ontologies I: Conceptual issues with Cannabis and cannabinoids terminology
Authors: Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli Published: December 29, 2020 Objective Identify a coherent nomenclature for Cannabis sativa L. derived...
Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli
Jan 4, 20212 min read
Ending the pain of children with severe epilepsy?
Authors: RR Zafar, AK Schlag, DJ Nutt Published: December 9, 2020 An audit of the impact of medical cannabis in 10 patients with severe...
Dr Anne Schlag, Professor David Nutt and more
Dec 14, 20202 min read
Medical Cannabis removed from schedule 4 of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
Drug Science notice of support for joint NGO statement ‘Towards science-based scheduling of Cannabis sativa and other controlled herbal...
Drug Science
Dec 2, 20203 min read
Response to the ACMD report: 'Cannabis-based products for medicinal use in humans'
A Drug Science response to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) Report: Cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs)...
Drug Science
Dec 1, 20204 min read
So near yet so far: why won’t the UK prescribe medical cannabis?
Authors: David Nutt, Steve Bazire, Lawrence D Phillips, Anne Katrin Schlag Published: September 21, 2020 This Drug Science research was...
Dr Anne Schlag, Professor David Nutt and more
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Evaluating global medical cannabis regulatory regimes: Lessons to be learned for the UK
Read the Full Report #MCWG #medicalcannabis #report
Drug Science
Jan 31, 20201 min read
Can prescribed medical cannabis use reduce the use of other more harmful drugs?
Authors: Rosalind Gittins, Ben Sessa Published: January 13, 2020 There is growing recognition of the potential utility of medical...
Rosalind Gittins and Ben Sessa
Jan 13, 20201 min read
Practical Approach To Prescribing Medical Cannabis
Dr Kishan Mahabir provides a practical approach to prescribing medical cannabis based on his experience in Canada. #medicalcannabis
Drug Science
Sep 9, 20191 min read
Medical Cannabis Essentials
Understanding Cannabis and Medical Cannabis, overview of experiences in Canada. Dr. Blue currently holds medical licenses in Michigan and...
Drug Science
Sep 2, 20191 min read
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