Doctors in Germany against free marijuana on health insurance

Only recently it was announced that the black-red federal government plans to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. A cannabis agency should enable the quality-assured supply of cannabis medicines in Germany. The German Medical Association is banning the plans.
Marijuana is for health
The question of whether to release hemp or not, has been fierce for years. Many advocates are also concerned with the health aspects of marijuana. These are partially scientifically proven, such as complaints such as nausea and vomiting. In addition, it was recently confirmed in a study that cannabis is helpful against migraine. Cannabis has long been used in medicine, among others, for the treatment of chronic pain or against spastic paralysis and convulsions in multiple sclerosis (MS).

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Patients have to pay for cannabis out of their own pocket
Nevertheless, patients have to pay the cost of so-called medical hemp so far out of pocket. And the cannabis drugs in pharmacies are expensive. Only in isolated cases, for example in MS patients, pay the cash. Critically ill pain patients, who need cannabis to relieve their chronic illnesses, can now quickly be targeted by the judiciary because of the legal classification of marijuana as an illegal drug. If they themselves hemp, threatens them a preliminary investigation. The Federal Ministry of Health has now submitted a draft in which inter alia the reimbursement of health insurance for medical cannabis is planned. The doctors in Germany are partially against the plan.

German medical profession against government plans
According to a message from the news agency AFP, the medical profession in Germany has reservations about marijuana joints on health insurance. "A Prescription ability of cannabis in the form of dried flowers and extracts is rejected," quoted the news magazine "Spiegel" on Saturday from a statement of the Federal Medical Association (BÄK). Accordingly, there is a lack of studies for the legalization of a medical mission envisaged by the black-and-red government. The medical association pointed out that so-called medicinal hemp "no exact dosage" allow. It is said that its use is associated as a joint with the "health hazards of smoking tobacco". However, according to a press release, the BÄK supports the assumption of costs for ready-made cannabis medicines and recipes.

Easier access for the seriously chronically ill
The doctors also reject the planned establishment of a state-run cannabis agency to control cultivation and trade. According to the "Spiegel" judged the Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung in their opinion, doctors threatened with a decree "possible liability problems". A bill of the Ministry of Health provides, among other things, that severely chronically ill patients may in the future be provided with medical cannabis and more medicinal products based on cannabis than before. (Ad)