Volunteers to smoke strong cannabis for Channel 4 show
Professor Val Curran and Professor David Nutt will carry out the trial for the show
Professor Val Curran and Professor David Nutt will carry out the trial for the show
Volunteers will take strong skunk cannabis on TV for a Channel 4 show examining the risks posed by the drug.
They will also try cannabis resin and a placebo as part of the study which the channel said would be carried out at University College London (UCL) "under laboratory conditions" in the one-off 90-minute show.
The show, called Drugs Live: Cannabis, will test theories that skunk is more addictive than other forms of the drug and can cause paranoia and lead to memory loss.
The volunteers, who have all taken the illegal drug before, will undergo a series of tests examining the effect of both types on their brain, memory and general psychological well being.
Last year cannabis was smoked by 2 million people in the UK, making it the most commonly used illicit drug. Half of 16-29 year olds have tried it at least once.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk 06/11/2013
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