PROGRESOS DE LAS PROPUESTAS DE LA COMUNIDAD MEDICA SOBRE EL USO DE LA MARIHUANA

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Esta revisión actualiza el resultado de los proyectos sobre el uso de marihuana con fines terapéuticos en Australia, Estados Unidos, Países Bajos, Canadá y Reino Unido y discute los puntos de interés más destacados según las legislaciones de cada uno de los países.
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Wayne Hall
Columnista Experto de SIIC

Institución:
Office of Public Policy and Ethics, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland


Artículos publicados por Wayne Hall
Recepción del artículo
12 de Julio, 2005
Aprobación
15 de Julio, 2005
Primera edición
17 de Febrero, 2006
Segunda edición, ampliada y corregida
7 de Junio, 2021

Resumen
Antecedentes: Se han apoyado las propuestas para el empleo de la marihuana como formas de permitir a los pacientes con sida, cáncer y esclerosis múltiple que la utilicen con fines medicinales. Esta revisión actualiza el resultado de estos proyectos en Australia, Estados Unidos, Países Bajos, Canadá y Reino Unido. Método: Revisión y síntesis de la bibliografía científica, publicaciones oficiales de los gobiernos, sitios de Internet gubernamentales y medios de publicación masivos sobre el estado actual de las propuestas o los proyectos para el uso medicinal de la marihuana en los países mencionados. Conclusiones: Los problemas identificados en la revisión anterior aún limitan el acceso de los pacientes a la marihuana. En los Estados Unidos, los esfuerzos del gobierno federal para anular las leyes estatales fueron avaladas por la Corte Suprema, por lo cual los pacientes estuvieron en riesgo de ser llevados a juicio. En Canadá, el gobierno ofreció el suministro a los pacientes pero los médicos han sido reticentes a prescribirla. El estado australiano de Nueva Gales del Sur abandonó los esfuerzos tendientes a proveer marihauana medicinal mientras que el gobierno del Reino Unido otorgó fondos para la realización de ensayos clínicos sobre Sativex para la esclerosis múltiple, pero la droga aún no fue aprobada. No hubo gran demanda de recetas para marihuana en los Países Bajos, quizá debido a que los pacientes holandeses pueden tener acceso a productos más económicos con este componente en las cafeterías.

Palabras clave
Marihuana para uso medicinal, tetrahidrocannabinol, cannabinoides


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Abstract
Background: Medical marijuana initiatives have been advocated as a way of allowing patients with AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis to use marijuana for medical purposes. This review updates an earlier analysis of how these initiatives have fared in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. Method: A review and synthesis of the scientific literature, official government publications, government websites, and the popular media on the current status of medical marijuana initiatives in the countries listed. Conclusions: The problems identified in the earlier review still limit patients’ access to cannabis. In the US, the Federal government’s efforts to overrule state laws have been supported by the Supreme Court, leaving patients at risk of Federal prosecution. In Canada, the government has offered to supply cannabis to patients but physicians have been reluctant to prescribe. The Australian state of New South Wales has abandoned efforts to provide medical cannabis while the UK government has funded clinical trials of Sativex in multiple sclerosis but not yet approved the drug. There has not been great demand for cannabis prescriptions in the Netherlands, perhaps because Dutch patients can access cheaper cannabis products from coffee shops.

Key words
Medical marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinoids


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Especialidades
Principal: Farmacología, Medicina Legal
Relacionadas: Bioética, Medicina Interna, Oncología, Salud Mental, Salud Pública, Toxicología



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Patrocinio y reconocimiento:
Agradecimientos: Este trabajo fue avalado mediante el financiamiento de la Oficina de Política y Ética Públicas del Instituto de Biociencias Moleculares. Me gustaría agradecer a Sarah Yeates por su incalculable asistencia en la ubicación de la bibliografía y en la preparación de la publicación de este trabajo.
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