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Herbalists call for legal remedy to protect traditional medicines
(The Scotsman 11/11/2009)
MEDICAL herbalists say their profession is under threat and they will no longer be able to prescribe traditional remedies such as St John's Wort unless urgent action is taken by the UK government to regulate the sector. At a demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament yesterday, they said changes to European Union rules from April 2011 will mean all herbal medicinal products must be licensed and prescribed only by "authorised health professionals".
Call for hallucinogenic drug ban
(BBC 31/03/2009)
There have been calls to stop a herbal drug which can produce powerful hallucinations from being sold legally in Northern Ireland. Community and healthcare workers in County Down say Salvia is a danger to young people. "I would like to see this listed as a grade C drug," said Phelim Breen of the Youth Justice Agency.
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