Synthetic Pot Extract Going Back to Pharmacies

[Dr. Leospace]

WASHINGTON -- Seventeen years after it was withdrawn from U.S. markets, a synthetic version of the active ingredient in marijuana is going back on sale as a prescription treatment for the vomiting and nausea that often accompanies chemotherapy, its manufacturer said Tuesday.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International hopes to begin selling Cesamet in the next two to three weeks, company president Wes Wheeler said.

The Costa Mesa, Calif. company received Food and Drug Administration approval Monday to resume sales of the drug, which it bought from Eli Lilly and Co. in 2004. Lilly originally received FDA approval for nabilone in 1985 but withdrew it from the market in 1989 for commercial reasons, Wheeler said Marinol, another synthetic version of tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient in marijuana that's more commonly known as THC, is made by Belgium-based Solvay SA. It also received FDA approval in 1985.

Cesamet is a Schedule II drug, meaning it has a high potential for abuse. The FDA last month said it does not support the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram (CA)

 

[Scinet]

Cesamet is a Schedule II drug, meaning it has a high potential for abuse. The FDA last month said it does not support the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

I wish the FDA would for once use the same evaluation scale for scheduled recreationally usable substances that they use for the rest of their substances. Yeah, that'll be the day...

 

[Dr. Leospace]

Well I have a little list myself:
from speed as the most useless drug to ayahuasca / iboga as most (recreationally) usefull substances. And all the other ones in between, but more experiences are necessary....

 

[tryptonaut]

speed as the most useless drug

It's not that useless - many people are getting amphetamines to treat depression (and I'm not only talking about ritaline). It seems to help a lot in cases where a depressed person is without any motivation to do things.

Also taken in moderation it's quite nice as a recreational drug

 

[Dr. Leospace]

Speed makes me paranoia and stressed and has it some really nasty side effects. I have seen people take it too much too often and that didn't look healthy to me - to use an understatement.

They might use amphetamins or derivatives as medicines, but still the addictive property of this substance seems dangerous to me.

But like everything it is always a matter of moderation, it won't do much harm in a low dossage used once in a while. I will stick to some red bull, ephedra, caffeine or X to get in a party mood... 8)