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Spanish Government Acknowledges the Medical Value of Cannabis in

Michael Hess

BBS News

Monday 17 Mar 2008

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A grower of cannabis for personal medical use was found not guilty by a
judge.

A judge of the town of Ferrol declared a patient, who grows and uses
cannabis to treat pain and spasticity due to spinal cord injury, not
guilty, because he "did not commit a crime" against public health. In
Spain it is legal to grow cannabis for personal use in his own property,
even for recreational use. However, 32- year old Juan Manuel Rodríguez
did not cultivate cannabis at his home, but in a nursing home of the
national health service and he was denounced by the director of the centre.

Meanwhile the Spanish government acknowledged the medical benefits of
cannabis in some illnesses. The current national plan on drugs issued by
the Health Ministry says that "the therapeutic potential of cannabis has
been widely reviewed" and that "there is scientific evidence for
therapeutic use in nausea and vomiting due to antineoplastic treatments,
lost of appetite in AIDS and terminal cancer, and the treatment of
neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis."

(Sources: La Voz de Galicia of 6 February 2008, Plan Nacional sobre Drogas)

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