The Rennes Disaster: Lessons to be Drawn

After a 3-month assessment period, the temporary specialized scientific committee (TSSC), set up by the Directorate of the French Medicines Agency (ANSM), concluded that was observed in these volunteers (i) was clearly related to the molecule tested, (ii) resulted from a cumulative toxicity beyond a given threshold, (iii) ensued from an “off-target” mechanism, and not from stimulation of the endocannabinoid system, and (iv) was clearly favoured both by the specificities of the molecule tested (low...