Alternative medicine: medical marijuana

         Nowadays, more and more people is using marijuana as an alternative to conventional medicine to treat sleeping disorders, painful diseases, and stress  although it is still considered as an illegal drug in almost the whole planet, which means that its regular consumption may be penalized by the law regardless the purpose of its use; recreational or medical. Specifically in Chile, this tendency is not as strong as in others parts of the world, but it has its followers.

In this sense, it is possible to see that the social concerns about the use of cannabis have to do with the common association between this drug and criminal acts. In fact, it is estimated that about a ten percent of armed robbery and burglaries might be brought about by the ingestion of this herb and the violent effects that it may cause in its consumers.

Currently, the use of this controversial drug as a medicine is been discussed by many governments due to the growing increase in its popularity. Nevertheless, its legalization is a difficult matter since it counts with neither the complete support of recognized scientific institutions nor the approval of more conservative wing existing in every society. 

However, we do not have to close our minds regarding the medical benefits that the use of marijuana may have and highlight that it appears as a real opportunity for those patients who did not find a solution for their suffering in traditional medicine. 

So do you think that there is an actual possibility that one day medical marijuana could be prescribed in our hospitals?