大麻是藥品嗎?
大麻植物的成分可能有醫藥上的特性。但這並不等於「藥品」。藥品是在實驗室提取藥物化合物,並將它的影響標準化(意味每次都會有相同的功效),並且分成固定劑量(醫生開出固定的劑量)。
「藥用大麻」這個詞通常是用於未經加工的大麻植物或原始的萃取物,並未獲得美國食品藥物管理局的認證或核准,無法治療任何的疾病。16
由於大麻有時被當作藥品來銷售,民眾對這項毒品的認知已經改變了。但是大麻的基本真相,並沒有因為它被當成「藥品」來行銷而有所改變。雖然關於合法化的爭論持續不休,但合法並不等於安全。香菸是合法的,但抽菸有害健康是無庸置疑的。酒精是合法的,但看看有多少人跟酒癮纏鬥、有多少疾病跟酒精濫用有關。
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FARS 2005–2013 - “Dose related risk of motor vehicle crashes after cannabis use,” NBCI, Feb 2004
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