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> large-scale global supply of medicinal cannabis is flat out impossible Just because of legal issues or is there some logistical issue? I can't imagine it's a
by taneq 6y ago
> large-scale global supply of medicinal cannabis is flat out impossible
Just because of legal issues or is there some logistical issue? I can't imagine it's any harder to commercialize than tobacco and left unchecked that was huge.
- RobertKerans 6y agoIt's got nothing to do commercialisation. It's illegal in well over half the countries in the world, so issues are legal and logistical. And it's going to a bit hard to persuade, say, the UAE that it should be added to the list. Just because research seems to strongly suggest it (or more specifically derivatives of) can be very helpful for certain conditions doesn't mean it's going on a list of critical medicines that have to always have a large global supply available anytime soon.
- taneq 6y agoYeah, fair point. Bit hard for the WHO to label something essential when it's widely illegal.