Gracelia lives in hell every day and has to fight 400 attacks of pilepsy every day. As part of her therapy and to soothe her pains, the Mexican Ministry of Health allowed the parents of Graciela, an 8-year-old girl to use cannabidiol (CBD), a major component of the plant. of cannabis, representing up to 40% of its extracts to treat their child with cellulitis. This part of the plant does not induce the “high” effects of THC enjoyed by smokers. The ministry also clarified that it would “facilitate the procedure of importation” of the drug from the United States, where the marijuana for therapeutic use is authorized in more than 20 States. Because in Mexico, this substance is totally prohibited.
“We hope that this medication will suppress her seizures and that she can walk, talk and eat on her own,” said Raul Elizalde, Graciela’s dad, after a meeting at the management of the Mexican health agency. “This is our last hope”, he said, quoted by the Parisien.fr
But, the family of has not come to the end of their sentence. Indeed, the Mexican government, confronted with a violent and murderous drug trafficking appealed the decision of the judge.
Therapeutic cannabis in France
Already authorized in several countries, therapeutic cannabis can now be used in the composition of drugs in France. Indeed, the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) has authorized the marketing (AMM) of drugs containing “cannabis and its derivatives ”. A therapeutic use of this plant “for certain well-defined patients and according to very supervised modalities.” Neither self-cultivation nor artisanal products are authorized ”, specifies the decree.
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