Pubdate: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 Source: StarPhoenix, The (CN SN) Copyright: 2005 The StarPhoenix Contact: http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/starphoenix/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/400 Author: Moe Brondum Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?323 (GW Pharmaceuticals) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmjcn.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal - Canada) MARIJUANA SPRAY DISPROVES PROPAGANDA Sativex, the marijuana-based spray produced by GW Pharmaceuticals, brings the medical marijuana debate full circle. This product is a descendant of the universally recognized marijuana extracts and tinctures that were a standard part of the medical armamentarium until the late 1930s. The Canadian government has just certified that the decades of negative propagandizing about marijuana was wrong. Sativex is to marijuana as a cup of coffee is to coffee beans. If Sativex is safe and effective, marijuana is safe and effective. More than 600 patient-years of research have established a remarkable record of safety. Marijuana is medicine, and patients and doctors should be able to use it in whatever form works best for their particular situation. Moe Brondum North Battleford - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom