Medical Marijuana Treatment - Where Do We Stand and Where Are We Heading?
Email this pagePresentation of Lumír Hanuš on Cannafest Prague 2013. The lecture is in the original version. Brief synopsis can be found in the description below.
In the present day, the fact that cannabis is medicine is becoming more and more apparent in folk medicine but now in the scientific field as well. That it is nearly universal medication for a range of illnesses is now also a well-known fact. That legally there is only palliative treatment officially available is also known by many. However, there are those who do not want to accept the fact that it is not a panacea and would like to use it to treat everything. There are those that believe patients must use cannabis for treatment. Be aware – this is a misconception! That cannabis is legally included in official treatment policies of the Czech Republic is known just as the fact that if a patient wants cannabis treatment in the Czech Republic, it is possible only by buying cannabis on the black market or by growing illegally and in both cases then the illegal use in treatment. A paradox that is no fault of the Czech citizen. And if there is no change in the cost, then nothing can be changed about the status quo, even if there were tons of cannabis available in pharmacies!
It is necessary to realize that cannabis does not always heal, it does not heal everyone, it does not heal every illness nor every stage of illness. In the case of this medical drug it is even more complicated because of a lack of proper medical experience. In medicine, cannabis is used only on a palliative basis. That means that it removes symptoms, so the patient may feel that they are cured, despite the illness progressing. In folk healing without doctors, there are sometimes records of success of cannabis treatment. Unfortunately, the unsuccessful cases are passed in silence and thus one might get the impression that doctors are hiding something from us and that folk healing is more successful. Another problem surfaces – different strains of cannabis have a different structure and content and not all strains are suitable for every illness. It can be said that research in this area of treatment is still in its infancy, but new and positive findings are emerging every day.
All these issues will be discussed in the lecture.
Your are cordially invited to the annual conference at Cannafest, the international trade fair of cannabis and medical herbs that will take place on November 11-13, 2016 at the Prague Exhibition Holesovice. The conference presentations will be simultaneously interpreted into English and Czech.
