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ACMD advice on consumer cannabidiol (CBD) products
Research and analysis
😛😡😑 Report from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) on consumer cannabidiol (CBD) products.
Cannabis based products for medicinal use in humans (CBPMs)
Research and analysis
😛😡😑 An assessment of the impact of rescheduling CBPMs to Schedule 2 under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (MDR) and recommendations to mitigate the issues identified.
Assessment of the harms of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-butyrolactone, and closely related compounds
Research and analysis
😛😡😑 This report provides an updated harms assessment of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and related substances.
Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists
Research and analysis
😛😡😑 This report provides an updated harms assessment to the ACMD’s previous reports on synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists.
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