An often heard assertion about marijuana is that it's a "gateway drug," one that leads young people into using more dangerous drugs over time. But new research and programs are now examining its potential as an exit drug.
Leicester Mercury, 31 Aug 2010 - A man is paying hundreds of pounds for a cannabis-based drug to try and ease the agonising pain caused by multiple sclerosis. Andrew Cooper, from Ibstock, is about to begin taking the new drug, Sativex, the first cannabis-based medicine licensed for use by MS sufferers.