News (Media Awareness Project) - UK: Wire: Britain Holds Firm Against Medical Use Of Cannabis |
| Title: | UK: Wire: Britain Holds Firm Against Medical Use Of Cannabis |
| Published On: | 1998-01-17 |
| Source: | Reuters |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-07 16:55:27 |
BRITAIN HOLDS FIRM AGAINST MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Labor government Wednesday rejected calls to
reverse a 27-year-old ruling that outlaws the use of cannabis to relieve
the suffering of the chronically sick. ``To allow any substance -- not just
cannabis -- to be prescribed (by a doctor) without adequate proof of its
effectiveness and safety would be a highly irresponsible and retrograde
step,'' Home Affairs junior minister Paul Boateng told Parliament.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Labor government Wednesday rejected calls to
reverse a 27-year-old ruling that outlaws the use of cannabis to relieve
the suffering of the chronically sick. ``To allow any substance -- not just
cannabis -- to be prescribed (by a doctor) without adequate proof of its
effectiveness and safety would be a highly irresponsible and retrograde
step,'' Home Affairs junior minister Paul Boateng told Parliament.
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