Remedicalizing Cannabis: Science, Industry, and Drug Policy Volume 3

by Suzanne Taylor

When cannabis tincture was withdrawn from the medical establishment in the UK in 1973, cannabis became regulated solely as an illicit drug. Within a decade cannabis-based drugs were back in the clinic. The UK is one of the biggest producers of medicinal cannabis, but few patients have access to these medicines. High-profile cases of parents campaigning for access to cannabis oil for severe and rare forms of epilepsy in their children are the most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022801140X
• ISBN13: 9780228011408
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 304 Pages