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Author Taylor, Suzanne (Research fellow), author

Title Remedicalizing cannabis : science, industry, and drug policy / Suzanne Taylor
Published Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Intoxicating histories ; 3
Intoxicating histories ; 3
Contents Understanding Cannabis: Pharmacology, Laboratory Research, and Drug Control, 1964-82 -- Cannabis in the Clinic: Clinical Pharmacology and the Therapeutic Applications of Cannabis, 1973-82 -- Evidence-Based Policy? The Development of Expert Committees, 1972-82 -- Industrializing Cannabis: The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Remedicalization of Cannabis, 1973-2001 -- Forces of Necessity: Lay Advocacy and the Remedicalization of Cannabis, 1973-2001 -- Establishing Therapeutic Cannabis: The Role of Expert Advice, 1997-2001 -- From Anecdotal to Evidence-Based Medicine: The Role of Clinical Trials, 1995-2005 -- Accessing Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (CBMPS), 2009-21
Summary "When cannabis tincture was withdrawn as a medical product in the UK in 1973, cannabis became regulated solely as an illicit drug.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 recent in a long line of controversies over cannabis and cannabis-based medicines. With mounting questions about patient access, the effectiveness of international drug control systems, and the role of expert advice, it is crucial to understand how we have arrived at this situation. While the historical literature has focused on cannabis as an illicit substance, Remedicalising Cannabis considers the botanical product and its potential to yield medical applications. Investigating the remedicalization of cannabis, Taylor explores the process whereby boundaries shift between illicit drug and licit medicine. Basing her arguments on archival material from expert committees, researchers, and activists and in-depth interviews with key players, Suzanne Taylor traces the issues and interests involved in this process, demonstrating the important roles of changing scientific knowledge, expert advice, industry, clinical trials, and patient activism. Remedicalising Cannabis investigates the evolving tensions that have brought us to the current situation and demonstrates the role of history in understanding today's debates about cannabis."-- Provided by publisher
Analysis ACMD
CBD
CBMPs
Cannabinoids
Griffith Edwards
INCB
MS
Sativex
Science
Sir William Paton
THC
World Health Organization
bio tech industry
boundary substance
cannabis oil
clinical trials
committees
drug policy
drugs
epilepsy
exchange
expert advice
illicit substances
industry
international agencies
knowledge
marijuana
misuse
oral history
patient access
pharmaceutical
pharmacology
phytopharmacy
plant based medicine
policy
pot
psychopharmacology
tinctures
uncertainty
user activism
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 15, 2023)
Subject Cannabis -- Therapeutic use -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Cannabis -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Marijuana industry -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Cannabis -- Therapeutic use -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century
Cannabis -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century
Marijuana industry -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century
MEDICAL / History.
Cannabis -- Therapeutic use
Marijuana industry
Great Britain
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780228013501
022801350X
9780228013495
0228013496