Products will be supplied at the patient’s request. The health secretariat will receive and analyze submissions with a therapeutic indication on an outpatient basis, along with documents and prescriptions filled out and signed by a doctor.
Scientific studies have demonstrated the medical efficacy of cannabis in treating diseases, including neurological conditions, with no reported cases of addiction.
The substance was found in the fruit and flower of the Trema micrantha Blume. The discovery raises the possibility of legal use for medicinal purposes.
The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte may now assess phytocannabinoid combinations in the management of signs of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
So far, 14 goods have been authorized. These are products, not medicines, the agency reported, as the latter would require clinical trials to prove effectiveness.
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