POT SPRAY COMING FOR MS PATIENTS

OTTAWA -- A mouth spray made from marijuana could be available in
Canada as soon as the end of the spring, making it the first pot-based
pharmaceutical for sale in the world.

Sativex, approved by Health Canada last week, is a spray made of
pulverized pot plants, used to treat pain symptoms in multiple
sclerosis (MS) patients.

"It's the first cannabis-derived pharmaceutical product approved
anywhere in the world," said a spokesman for Bayer Inc., which is
distributing the tincture here.