Planting cannabis to cure Cancer and theepilepsy : in Chile, 6,900 plants of marijuana have been planted for therapeutic purposes. “This second plantation (after a first experience of 400 plants last year) has 6,900 plants grown on an area of one and a half hectares“, specified the Daya foundation, project manager, at AFP.
Cannabis for pain
These cannabis plants are therefore exclusively intended for medical use. Indeed, therapeutic cannabis could help in the treatment or improve the quality of life of certain diseases, in particular by reducing the pain caused by pathologies. This is the case, for example, for multiple sclerosis, where cannabis-based medications can reduce spasms and stiffness. Likewise, cannabis may be indicated to reduce chronic migraines, cancer pain or to calm nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy.
An evolution of the law?
In Chile, this new plantation has received the approval of the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) of the municipality of Colbun, 260 kilometers south of Santiago, the Chilean capital. In 2014, the Daya Foundation obtained the first license to cultivate therapeutic cannabis issued by SAG, making Chile the first country in South America to cultivate marijuana for medical purposes. Currently, Chilean law considers cannabis to be a drug hard, but Parliament is working on a bill to decriminalize both medical and recreational use. In France, alone its therapeutic consumption is currently authorized under medical prescription, but it is prohibited to cultivate and smoke it.
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