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Task Force Considers Oral Spray To Deliver Drug 
Posted by FoM on May 25, 2000 at 14:45:16 PT
By The Associated Press
Source: Boston Globe
A task force appointed to figure out how to implement the state's medical marijuana law is considering an oral spray similar to an asthma inhaler to deliver the drug. The device yields the same effect as smoking the plant but it's faster and more efficient than ingesting the drug and may even prove more effective than smoking, said James Cameron, a state prosecutor and task force member. 
''The advantage of this is you are using a pharmaceutical product that is not smoked and is of known purity and dosage,'' Cameron said. ''You're not hurting your lungs; it's definitely healthier in that respect.'' A presentation was made at the task force's second meeting on Wednesday. G.W. Pharmaceuticals, a British company that is developing the device, wants to conduct clinical trials in Maine. The task force is required by the law passed by Maine voters in November, allowing the use of marijuana for the treatment of some medical conditions if the patient is given a prescription. The 24-member task force including doctors, lawyers, prosecutors and legislators will complete its work by Oct. 1, in time for a report to next year's Legislature, Attorney General Andrew Ketterer said. Published: May 25, 2000Brunswick, Maine (AP) © Copyright 2000 Boston Globe Electronic Publishing, Inc. Related Articles & Web Site:Medical Marijuana Task Force Convened http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread5665.shtmlMaine Panel To Sort Out Medical-Marijuana Law http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread5663.shtmlU.K. Medicinal Cannabis Project - G.W. Pharmaceuticalshttp://medicinal-cannabis.org/project/main.htmlAn Illustration of The Cannabis Inhalerhttp://cannabinoid.com/wwwboard/politics/binaries/25/25928.gifCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives:http://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtmlCannabisNews Articles On Maine News Items:http://alltheweb.com/cgi-bin/search?type=all&query=cannabisnews+maine
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Comment #4 posted by Thomas on May 26, 2000 at 08:22:03 PT
Smoking Is Not The Only Way To Ingest
Why is it that opponents of medical marijuana always bash smoked marijuana and insist that a "device" needs to be created to deliver the active ingredients, but never for a minute consider that pot can be eaten, put in a tincture, made in to an oil, or infused in cooking oil or butter? No, the only way people take cannabis is to smoke it and that is WRONG!
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Comment #3 posted by Thomas on May 26, 2000 at 08:15:41 PT
CD1 Has Got That Right!
It is going to happen. THC will be used to treat patients. Legislators recognize this and are doing everything to stall the process until a manufactured form has been created. Pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to come up with this new device. Dammit, if people insist on using cannabis for medical reasons, they are going to have to buy it. Somebody needs to make a profit. It's the American way. How sad!
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Comment #2 posted by 22nasty on May 25, 2000 at 19:12:51 PT
Oral spray to deliver
Would they like my urine sample in an oral spray? 
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Comment #1 posted by CD1 on May 25, 2000 at 15:22:00 PT
MORE MONEY FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES
This reeks! Once again, the hand of Pharmaceutical companies are trying to make money off something that you and I could grow for pennies, if it were legal. Much like Marinol was suppose to help cancer victims, the drug companies who are lobbying to keep marijuana illegal, but want to process God's gift to you and me, to make cash for their stockholders. If you want proof, look at the description of the task force, "doctors, lawyers, procecutors, legislators". They are still trying to convince the public that marijuana is as cancerous as cigarettes, even though I have yet to hear of any death caused by marijuana. "Your not hurting your lungs" says Cameron. "It's definetly healthier in that respect." If he was really concerned about my lungs, he would attempt to legalize marijuana or make tobacco illegal. I can't stand these hypocritical a**holes, that claim to be trying to help us, while throwing people in jail for smoking a joint in their own homes.
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