Experimental US cannabis drug claiming to treat diabetics to be trialled in Vanuatu

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A US company moves to trial a new cannabis drug on diabetics in Vanuatu as a result of stringent Federal laws at home.

Phoenix Life Sciences claims that its product, Phoenix Metabolic, uses compounds extracted from the cannabis plant is an effective treatment for diabetes.

The adverse social consequences of banning marijuana may outweigh the benefits — and think of the money lost in the process, writes Alex Wodak. "There is actually no evidence [that] currently [shows] cannabis works in the treatment of diabetes," Ms Colagiuri said."Usually when you start trialling something or start dispensing it, you have some preliminary evidence that it could be [effective]."

 

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Hmm Dope Munchies have cruelled many a Dopers dieting attempts. So call me sceptical on this one. & pass the Tim-Tams Bogie!

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