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100 Years 100 Objects

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#42 in a podcast series celebrating 100 Years of Lancaster City Museums by delving into the history, stories and themes that can be discovered through their collections. This episode is about an Ophthalmic Case containing tiny ampoules of drugs now regarded as illegal because of their recreational use.

Period25/05/2023

#42 in a podcast series celebrating 100 Years of Lancaster City Museums by delving into the history, stories and themes that can be discovered through their collections. This episode is about an Ophthalmic Case containing tiny ampoules of drugs now regarded as illegal because of their recreational use.

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Title100 Years 100 Objects
Degree of recognitionRegional
Media typeWeb
Duration/Length/Size10 minutes
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
Date25/05/23
DescriptionStories from the Collections of Lancaster City Museums
Using an Ophthalmic Case, this podcast talks about medicines of the past that were derived from the natural world and how uses and regulation have changed over the years. The future of medicinal use of Cannabis-derived compounds is used as an example.
PersonsKaren Wright