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... 19th century more than 100 papers were published recommending cannabis for a range of conditions. In the Pharmacopoeia of 1918, cannabis is recommended for the treatment of asthma, migraine, acute nervousness, sleeplessness, period pains, and the relief of pain. After the invention of the syringe, the use of cannabis for pain treatment declined in favour of opiates, which since they are water-soluble, can be injected straight into the blood stream, giving faster relief. Commercial cannabis preparations were available from drugstores in America during the 19th Century, but in 1941, as a result of pressure from the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Cannabis was removed from the National Pharmacopeia in the USA. In Britain it remained in the Pharmacopoeia, although its use fell out of general use, with the instruction of synthetic drugs in 1948; along with many other herbal-based treatments. It did however continue to be available medically up to 1971 ...