Posted on 01/15/2016 6:36:59 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
One person is brain dead and five others are seriously ill after taking part in a drug trial for an unnamed pharmaceutical firm at a clinic in north-west France.
The French health ministry said the six patients had been in good health until taking the oral medication. It did not say what the new medicine was intended to be used for, but a source close to the case told AFP that the drug was a painkiller containing cannabinoids, an active ingredient found in cannabis plants.
The health minister, Marisol Touraine, said on Friday the six had been taking part in a “trial of an oral medication being developed by a European laboratory†in Rennes, Brittany. The patients were admitted to hospital at the beginning of this week.
The ministry said the test was carried out by a private establishment “specialised in carrying out clinical trialsâ€. Local media reported that the trial took place at the Biotrial clinic.
The trial was intended to test for side-effects of the new drug. All trials on the drug at the clinic have been suspended and the French state prosecutor has opened an inquiry.
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It would be very weird if none of the animal trials showed this effect. Did they skip that step?
You mean they are democrats now?
Proof that Marijuana destroys the Brain ?
” It did not say what the new medicine was intended to be used for, but a source close to the case told AFP that the drug was a painkiller containing cannabinoids, an active ingredient found in cannabis plants. “
Pure conjecture from and undocumented source. Case closed.
It's more than that - they've tried in the lab to establish a fatal dose of THC for larger mammals (dogs, monkeys) but were unable to kill any. Any lethal dose of THC is an extrapolation from intravenous administration to mice.
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