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Article de Périodique
Cannabis regulatory system in European Union countries, forensic concept of "doping dose" and medico-legal implications (2023)
Auteur(s) :
CIOFFI, A. ;
CECANNECCHIA, C. ;
DAVID, M. C. ;
CIPOLLONI, L. ;
SANTURRO, A.
Année
2023
Page(s) :
128-135
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
17
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus géographique
UNION EUROPEENNE
;
EUROPE
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
LEGISLATION
;
TOXICOLOGIE
;
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL
;
USAGE RECREATIF
;
USAGE THERAPEUTIQUE
;
DECRIMINALISATION
;
REGULATION
;
LEGALISATION
;
JURISPRUDENCE
;
DOPAGE
Résumé :
Cannabis is the most widely used illicit psychoactive substance in the world. In recent years, in many European Union countries, there has been a decriminalisation of the use and personal possession of cannabis for recreational purposes. There has been a spread of medical cannabis, as well as marketing of cannabis products at low concentrations of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-9-THC), the major chemical to which cannabis owes its psychotropic effect. The percentage limit of this substance, only recently set by the European Court of Justice, must be distinguished from the "doping dose" of Delta-9-THC, namely, the dose which causes psychotropic effect in the consumer. Our study analyses and summarises the regulations in the countries of the European Union on the penalisation of recreational cannabis, the legalisation of medical cannabis and limits on percentage of THC imposed locally. Based on the analysis of a recent judgment of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, we discuss the importance of the role of the forensic toxicologist in the scientific definition of "doping dose". The distinction between the doping dose of THC and the percentage of THC contained in the marketed cannabis product is vital when establishing fair punishment in the event of a crime.
Affiliation :
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of Foggia, Italy
Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Department of Public Security, Health Central Directorate, Research Center and Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Ministry of the Interior, Rome, Italy
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry - Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Italy
Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Department of Public Security, Health Central Directorate, Research Center and Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Ministry of the Interior, Rome, Italy
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry - Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Italy