You’re sick. Someone offers you marijuana, saying that it will alleviate your suffering. Do you take it? Many patients and doctors have insisted that marijuana is uniquely beneficial, while others say the dangers of cannabis far outweigh the benefits. We know that marijuana is a drug, but is it a medicine?
Marijuana is an herb in its raw form. A new prescriptiuon medicine called Sativex is made from raw marijuana and has been accepted in Europe and Canada.
Marijuana did not have adverse side-effects in most patients and was effective for neuropathic pain in MS.
During the randomized withdrawal period, there were 2 patients with adverse events on Sativex, and 5 on placebo. One patient on placebo withdrew from the study.
Dr Stephen Wright, GW’s R&D Director, said: “This is the first placebo-controlled study showing that Sativex provides long term efficacy for MS patients with neuropathic pain"
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