Home Major Reports scientific Studies History Opinion This website sponsored by: "1PLs Agency" - $1000 Loan		Title: House of Lords (UK) Report on Cannabis for Medical Purposes Author: Sub-committee Date: Nov. 4, 1998 Summary: November 1998 report of Science and Technology Committee Comprehensive, with eye-opening recommendations Download: N/A [get adobe acrobat (PDF) reader] Html: TOC | Ch. 1 | Ch. 2 | Ch. 3 | Ch. 4 | Ch. 5 | Ch. 6 | Ch. 7 | Ch. 8 | App
			TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 HISTORY OF THE USE OF CANNABIS CHAPTER 3 PHARMACOLOGY OF CANNABIS AND THE CANNABINOIDS CHAPTER 4 TOXIC EFFECTS OF CANNABISAND CANNABINOIDS: REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Acute (short-term) effects of cannabis Chronic (long-term) toxicity Tolerance to cannabis Dependence on cannabis CHAPTER 5 MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS: REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Current medical use of cannabis Advice to medical users Current medical uses of cannabinoids Proposed new indications for cannabis-based medicines Multiple sclerosis Pain Epilepsy Glaucoma Bronchial asthma Need for clinical trials of cannabis and cannabinoids Should clinical trials be limited to cannabinoids? Should clinical trials include smoking? CHAPTER 6 RECREATIONAL USE OF CANNABIS Prevalence Pattern of use Content of cannabis consumed in the United Kingdom The state of the law CHAPTER 7 CHANGING THE LAW ON MEDICAL USE AND RESEARCH: REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Prosecution for use of cannabis for medical purposes Possible transfer from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 Research Medical use and recreational use CHAPTER 8 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE Medical use of cannabis: recommendations Medical use of cannabinoids: recommendations Why change the law? Recreational use Summary of recommendations APPENDICES TO THE REPORT [Return to top] TOC | Ch. 1 | Ch. 2 | Ch. 3 | Ch. 4 | Ch. 5 | Ch. 6 | Ch. 7 | Ch. 8 | App