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. 2015 Jan 27;13(1):e1002047.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002047. eCollection 2015 Jan.

Illegal drugs laws: clearing a 50-year-old obstacle to research

David Nutt  1
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Illegal drugs laws: clearing a 50-year-old obstacle to research

David Nutt. PLoS Biol. .

Abstract

The United Nations drug control conventions of 1960 and 1971 and later additions have inadvertently resulted in perhaps the greatest restrictions of medical and life sciences research. These conventions now need to be revised to allow neuroscience to progress unimpeded and to assist in the innovation of treatments for brain disorders. In the meantime, local changes, such as the United Kingdom moving cannabis from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2, should be implemented to allow medical research to develop appropriately.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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