He was appointed Professor of Pharmacology in and worked until his retirement in , at the age of eighty. Manley West is however, best known for his pioneering work in the utilization of ganja for the treatment of glaucoma. The interest in ganja as a treatment for glaucoma began with a mere observation. It was observed that country folk who used homemade eyewash consisting of ganja and fishermen who drank ganja tea, tended to have improved night vision.
So with the encouragement of Dr. Professor West, along with Dr. When Professor West was not engaged in some pioneering work, he could be found exercising his farming capabilities, by growing coconuts and vegetables in Portland.
Manley West died April 24, In , Professor West along with Dr. Albert Lockhart received national and international acclaim, for their development of Canasol. Professor West was also awarded the Gold Musgrave medal from the Institute of Jamaica for his pioneering work with the drug.
In , Professor West, and Dr. Lockhart introduced a cannabis-derived medication called Cantimol to treat the potentially debilitating condition of glaucoma. It was the world's first combination of an alpha agonist and a bet blocker two types of drugs in one bottle for the treatment of this disease. The Food and Agriculture Organization FAO also conferred on him the Bio-Diversity Gold medal for the conversion of a plant compound to medicine, and he was awarded the Legacy of Honour, for the Caribbean for his contribution to mankind.
Professor Emeritus Manley West. He graduated from the University of London, England, in with a Doctor of Philosophy in pharmacology. His career at the UWI began as assistant lecturer in pharmacology in , from which position he was promoted to lecturer and internal examiner in pharmacology in Thereafter, in , West served as acting head of the Department of Pharmacology and in that same year was appointed head of the Department of Pharmacology and chief internal examiner.
He was appointed professor of pharmacology in West has received national and international acclaim for his development of the drug Canasol, as a treatment for glaucoma, for which achievement he was awarded the Order of Merit from the Government. In , Professor West along with Dr. Albert Lockhart received national and international acclaim, for their development of Canasol. Both were awarded the Order of Merit from the Jamaican Government in Professor West was also awarded the Gold Musgrave medal from the Institute of Jamaica for his pioneering work with the drug.
In , Professor West, and Dr.
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