Titre : | The case for medical cannabis - an essay by M P Barnes (2018) |
Auteurs : | M. P. BARNES |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | British Medical Journal (Vol.362, n°8163, 4 August 2018) |
Article en page(s) : | k3230 |
Note générale : | Edotor's choice: Medical cannabis on the NHS. Godlee F. BMJ 2018;362(8163):k3357. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ROYAUME-UNIThésaurus mots-clés CANNABIS ; USAGE THERAPEUTIQUE ; CANNABINOIDES ; LEGALISATION ; EFFICACITE ; EFFET SECONDAIRE ; RECHERCHE |
Résumé : |
Legal restrictions on the grounds that cannabis has no therapeutic use have impeded research, says M P Barnes, but evidence shows cannabinoids may have benefit in several indications, calling for doctors to be allowed to prescribe the drug as they can in many other countries.
Key messages: - Cannabis has many medicinal properties, which are increasingly recognised worldwide. - It seems a relatively safe product, with a good risk:benefit profile. - We need much more research to understand the merits of different strains, different THC to CBD ratios, different modes of ingestion and dosages. - Such research, however, would be facilitated by legalisation for medical use, and the UK should follow over 40 other countries that have done this. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 20 |
Affiliation : | Newcastle University, UK |
URL : | BMJ 2018;362(8163):k3357: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3357 |
Lien : | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3230 |
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