Understanding of Medical Cannabis and its Regulations: A Suggestion for Medical and Scientific Needs (의료용 대마(大麻)의 이해 및 법적 규제에 대한 고찰: 대마의 치료적, 학술적 필요성 제고)

Kyungsun Han (한경선); Hojun Kim (김호준); Myeong-Jong Lee (이명종)

Understanding of Medical Cannabis and its Regulations: A Suggestion for Medical and Scientific Needs

Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
Abbr : J Korean Med Obes Res
2016, 16(2), pp.124-132
Publisher : The Society of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine
Published : December 30, 2016

Kyungsun Han ¹, Hojun Kim ¹, Myeong-Jong Lee ¹

¹동국대학교

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ABSTRACT

In traditional medicine, Cannabis sativa L. has been used for variety of reasons. Old literatures delineate that Cannabis had been used as anesthetic and analgesic, or to reduce symptoms such as cough, paralysis and so on. Although Cannabis has a long history of medical use, it is illegal in many countries including South Korea. Controversy over decriminalization of Cannabis to allow cannabis for therapeutic use has been around for many years. In order to understand current knowledge on the therapeutic use of medical Cannabis, comprehension of cannabinoids and other constituents of Cannabis is important. Here we reviewed the pharmacological effect of Cannabis and current mandatory regulation over Cannabis in many countries to suggest necessity of research on medical Cannabis.

KEYWORDS

Cannabis, Cannabis sativa, Medical cannabis, Medical marijuana

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