UK Committee Attacks Pharma Over Lack Of Medicinal Cannabis Research
Executive Summary
The pharmaceutical industry has come under attack by a UK parliament committee for failing to make medicinal cannabis products available for clinical trials, saying that a "robust research base" is needed on which to base future treatment decisions.
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