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Scientists in Brazil are developing the first vaccine that could help break cocaine addiction (www.euronews.com)

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Scientists in Brazil are developing the first vaccine that could help break cocaine addiction::The vaccine is designed to help produce anti-cocaine antibodies in the body of a person who is chemically dependent on the substance.

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[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Heroin was sold in the back of the Sears catalog in the US in the early 1900s! It was marketed to housewives to "take the edge off of a stressful day".

You're absolutely right that it's all about money and politics. It has always amazed me how (in the US) weed is placed in the same schedule (legal tier of how restricted it is) as heroin and cocaine, saying that they're extremely addictive and have no medical usage... Which is absolute bullshit. We all know cocaine is a stimulant and numbing agent, heroin was invented by Bayer Pharmaceutical and is a strong pain killer, and we're discovering that weed has many benefits. Also the US government has a patent for the medicinal usage of cannabis.... while simultaneously stating that it has no medicinal usage 😶

[-] ianovic69@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

The UK is said to be the biggest exporter of medical cannabis in the world. The person who owns the largest manufacturer is said to be the husband of the former drug minister Victoria Atkins.

This is all hearsay and tittle tattle of course -

Sky News report.

Victoria Atkins.

Paul Kenward, managing director of British Sugar.

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I wouldn't think of the UK as a good place for growing weed since it's generally relatively cold and rainy there most of the time isn't it? That obviously doesn't matter for hydroponics.

Also the US has zero reason to export its weed, we all consume it within the state it's grown in.

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