[ptrikha21]

The CSIR-IIIM Jammu has officially launched India’s inaugural cannabis medicine project, marking a pivotal shift in the country's pharmaceutical landscape.
This public-private partnership aims to develop high-quality drugs to treat conditions like epilepsy and cancer pain.
By leveraging the therapeutic potential of "Cannabis sativa", the initiative transitions the plant from a legal taboo to a clinical breakthrough.
This was recently announced by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh.

For more, check here :
https://biovoicenews.com/indias-first-cannabis-medicine-project-gets-rolling-at-csir-iiim-jammu/

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[Fergal]

Hopefully this will benefit people who are suffering from pain and ill health. It is good to see that cannabis is being used for medical benefit.

[ptrikha21]

Hopefully......t.

This seems to be the first official Cannabis experiment in Medical domain and would hopefully help those in need.

[germainebull]

Being that Indian is renown for advanced medicine, they should embrace cannabis. Great for boosting the country's GDP.

[ptrikha21]

Being that Indian is renown for advanced medicine, they should embrace cannabis. Great for boosting the country's GDP.

Often lack of a prior Research environment is a bigger constraint in India.
Plus the work ethos used to be laid back.
Things are however changing now.