MEDICAL MARIJUANA MOUTH SPRAY MAY BE AVAILABLE IN CANADA BY END OF SPRING

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.

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

Though Health Canada has asked for more "confirmatory studies" from
the drug's manufacturer, approval for Sativex was expedited to fill
what the agency describes as an unmet medical need.

No treatments currently exist to treat the symptoms of pain suffered
by MS patients. Sativex is sprayed into the absorbent red tissue on
the inside of a patient's mouth.