20/01/2008 00:00:00
Israel: Medical Marijuana Legally Available
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Israel: Patients may get an approval from the government for the medical
use of cannabis.
A Tel Aviv medical clinic has quietly begun giving cannabis to cancer
and AIDS sufferers, legally and with Health Ministry approval. The
clinic began giving the drug to patients about six months ago. By
Israeli law, cannabis can legally be used as a medicine if a patient
obtains a special approval from the Health Ministry. The cannabis is
grown in Israel.
The drug is approved usually only for patients with cancer, AIDS or
chronic inflammation of the intestine. The clinic, which the Health
Ministry has refused to identify publicly, gives out the drug in small,
controlled quantities when a patient presents his license. A spokesman
for the Israel Cancer Association said the drug could reduce
side-effects for some patients undergoing chemotherapy or other
treatments, and the organization would consider adding information about
this to its website.
(Source: Jerusalem Post of 6 January 2008, personal communication [to
IACM] by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam)
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20080120123044427
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