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Date: 10th December 2000
Service: CEEFAX
Region: East
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC2
Current Page: 105
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P105 CEEFAX 2 105 Sun 10 Dec 21:14/54 BREAKTHROUGH IN MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS A breakthrough that would pave the way for cannabis to be prescribed on the NHS has been reported by scientists. Professor Roger Pertwee at Aberdeen University has found a method of makingthe drug soluble for the first time. This means it may be used in sprays, aerosols or injections, removing one ofthe objections to its medical use. The House of Lords' science committee has recommended that cannabis should bemade available for medical purposes. Home news digest and in brief.... 141News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Next News News Indx Sport A-Z Index