CANNABIS IN MEDICAL SERVICE: FIRST EVALUATION OF PATIENTS RECEIVING ADJUVANT TREATMENT WITH CANNABIS OIL IN ARGENTINA.

CRISTIAN VACCARINI; DANIELA SEDAN; ANDRINOLO DARIO; ROSSANA TAPIA; EMILIO GARCIA; JULIAN PERE

Berlin

Conferencia; 10th Conference on Cannabinoids in Medicine; 2019

International Association of Cannabis Medicinal

In Argentina, the use of cannabis-based products as adjuvant treatment of different pathologies has recently increased. The Argentine legislation only contemplates the treatment of refractory epilepsy. However, the population is using these products more widely. In this scenario, doctors faces the situation of provide treatment and support to patients who frequently use homemade cannabis-based preparations. Therefore, the objective of this work was to follow up 60 patients treated with cannabis oil obtained from a cannabis strain with CBD/THC ratio 2:1. This report results from the work of a physician, who provides the treatment to patients, embedded in an NGO that provides the cannabis oil; and a research group that chemically characterizes them.