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Europa: Parlamento Austríaco permite maconha medicinal, mas apenas agência estatal pode cultivá-la

by Martin Arangurí, July 24, 2008, 11:47pm

No dia 09 de julho, o Parlamento austríaco aprovou um projeto que estipula o cultivo de maconha para fins médicos e científicos, informou a Agence France-Presse. Porém, o projeto de lei dá direito exclusivo de cultivar maconha a uma agência de vigilância sanitária sob o controle do Ministério da Saúde.

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região do Palácio de Hoffburg no centro de Viena
Contudo, é progresso, disse Michael Bach, presidente da OeSG, a associação austríaca de estudos sobre a dor. “Dão-se as boas-vindas a qualquer iniciativa que possibilite desenvolver e fornecer novos fármacos para a terapia da dor”, disse. “Substâncias derivadas da cânabis têm sido consumidas para fines medicinais cada vez mais nos últimos anos”, acrescentou.

Não se sabe ao certo se ou com que rapidez esta providência resultará no fornecimento de maconha medicinal a pacientes ou se dá mostras de um abrandamento das posturas oficiais para com os consumidores de maconha medicinal. Atualmente, o porte ou a venda de maconha acarreta seis meses de prisão na Áustria.

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