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Beyond pharmacy blog

All posts from: June 2018

Medical cannabis — a Canadian pharmacist’s experience

Posted by: Michael BoivinWed, 27 Jun 2018

UK pharmacists must embrace the potential of cannabis in therapy and their role in dispensing it, or risk being left out of the system like pharmacists in Canada, says Canadian pharmacist Michael Boivin.

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We need to treat people who take street drugs as patients, not criminals

Posted by: Ash SoniThu, 14 Jun 2018

Healthcare professionals have a role to play in improving care for people who take street drugs and providing better information on their drugs’ content, says Royal Pharmaceutical Society president Ash Soni.

Big Dope: why we shouldn’t rush to legalise medical cannabis

Posted by: Terry MaguireFri, 1 Jun 2018

A powerful cannabis industry could emerge in the footsteps of Big Booze, Big Tobacco and Big Pharma, and we risk becoming beholden to it, says pharmacist Terry Maguire.