What is the Difference Between Medical Marijuana vs Cannabis Plants? This is the Most Important According to IDI

Kilatmedia.com – What is the Difference Between Medical Marijuana vs Cannabis Plants? This is the Most Important According to IDI. The discourse of legalizing medical weed has resurfaced. However, many people are still confused about whether the medical weed in question is the same as the cannabis plant in general.

Responding to this, the General Chairperson of the Executive Board of the Indonesian Doctors Association (PB IDI) dr Adib Khumaidi, SpOT, said that in principle medical weed is a compound derived from the cannabis plant. However, that does not mean that weed plants that exist today can be directly used as a treatment.

“The principle is the same. Whether this can be used as a treatment, that’s what we have to examine. If there are (contain) hazardous materials, then this will be given as part of the treatment, this must be true through an exposition that is not easy,” he explained. dr Adib when met at the Westin Hotel, South Jakarta, Sunday (3/7/2022).

“There are clinical preliminary, there are scientific references, there is a supporting proof base, because we will make this (weed) a part of therapist,” he added.

If the expositions have been passed, continued Dr. Adib, the dosage rules will be obtained for groups of people who can use this medical weed. However, for now the use of weed for medical purposes is still being studied and requires more research.

“Later we will talk about the dose issue, we will talk about who has the authority to give it, who pays attention to the side effects that can occur, whether this can really be used for A, B, C, D therapy. Later, the expositions will still be discussed. need more research,” he explained.