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Consultation on the regulatory proposal to control U-47700

Why U-47700 is a synthetic opioid. It has never been developed for use as a medicine. In Canada and around the world, U-47700 is being misused as a recreational drug.  In Canada, from April to June 2016, 3 non-fatal overdoses were associated with U-47700. The CDSA lists controlled substances that: can alter mental processes may cause harm to the health of an individual or to society when misused We are proposing to control U-47700 under the CDSA and Part J of the FDR because U-47700: is being used recreationally in Canada and internationally, and has been linked to over 40 overdoses, which have been both fatal and non-fatal appears to be used by illicit drug manufacturers in counterfeit prescription medications to replace opioids and other illegal drug mixtures, such as: heroin cocaine fentanyl oxycodone is controlled internationally under the United Nations  Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs , 1961. As a signatory to this convention, Canada has an obligation

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Marijuana: Good or bad?

What are the medical benefits of marijuana? Over the years, research has yielded results to suggest that marijuana may be of benefit in the treatment of some conditions. These are listed below. Chronic pain Last year, a  large review  from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine assessed more than 10,000 scientific studies on the medical benefits and adverse effects of marijuana. One area that the report looked closely at was the use of medical marijuana to treat chronic pain. Chronic pain is a leading cause of disability, affecting more than  25 million adults   in the U.S. The review found that marijuana, or products containing cannabinoids — which are the active ingredients in marijuana, or other compounds that act on the same receptors in the brain as marijuana — are effective at relieving chronic pain. Alcoholism and drug addiction Another  comprehensive review  of evidence, published last year in the journal  Clinical Psychology Review , revea