A specialized therapy center opens in Nuremberg for the faster supply of sick people with the medicinal plant cannabis.
Nuremberg
- The treatment of patients with cannabis has been allowed in Germany in certain cases since 2017.
Doctors often prescribe the medicinal herb for pain relief, especially for seriously ill people.
A therapy center specializing in cannabis is now opening in the Schoppershof district of Nuremberg, according to a report by
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
.
The new center in Nuremberg * is intended to reduce the bureaucracy and ease of supplying sick patients with medical cannabis, the organizers explain to the
BR
.
Patients can make an appointment via an internet platform.
Two doctors who specialize in cannabis therapy are then available to advise patients.
Nuremberg cannabis therapy center opened - diverse areas of application possible
Cannabis is currently mainly used for chronic pain, sleep and anxiety disorders, as well as ADHD.
Interim results of an accompanying survey by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices show that there are also other areas of application, the
BR
report
continues.
Medical cannabis, for example, has been prescribed in gynecology, psychotherapy, neurosurgery, orthopedics and trauma surgery.
More and more products also contain various active ingredients of the medicinal plant.
Cannabidiol (CBD) in particular is found in some products.
More and more of these products are already available in normal stores.
A real hemp hype has developed.
Legal disputes continue over how legal hemp products are.
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