A cannabis trial has left one brain dead and five ill
A clinical trial involving a cannabis-based painkiller has gone seriously wrong in France, leaving one man brain-dead and five others seriously injured. The French media is reporting that the trial took place at the Biotrial clinic, in Rennes in Brittany. Health Minister Marisol Touriane is currently speaking at a press conference on the unfolding situation, but has already stated that “a serious accident took place” and that all subsequent tests have been halted.
A spokeswoman for the European Medicines Authority told me that responsibility for clinical trials lay in the hands of the French authorities. We have reached out to them for comment but they have yet to respond. According to publication OuestFrance Biotrial volunteers are paid between 100 and 4,500 Euros, depending on the length of the clinical trials. Until now, the company has never had a fatal accident.
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