美国医用大麻限制,限制和治疗大麻剂量的州差异
1Department of Public Administration & Policy, University of Georgia.
Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.)
|June 8, 2023
概括
国家对医用大麻占有权的限制有很大差异,可能导致过度消费. 目前的法律可能允许每月的四化大麻素 (THC) 剂量大大不同,增加转移和滥用风险.
科学领域:
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
- 大麻科学 大麻科学
背景情况:
- 美国各州有关医用大麻占有限度和四大麻素 (THC) 含量的法规存在显著的差异.
- 以前的研究表明,娱乐大麻销售限制可能会影响使用模式和转移.
- 医用大麻持有限制对患者消费和转移的影响仍然是一个需要进一步研究的领域.
研究的目的:
- 分析医用大麻每月持有限额在各州的巨大差异.
- 量化目前医用大麻法律允许的5毫克THC剂量的潜在数量.
- 评估这些限制对医用大麻的潜在过度消费和转移的影响.
主要方法:
- 汇总了各州特定的医用大麻体重限制,并将其转换为30天的持有限制.
- 使用植物重量限制和来自科罗拉多州和华盛顿州的THC强度中位数数据计算出纯THC的克.
- 将THC重量翻译成标准化的5毫克THC剂量,以比较各州的潜在月度消费量.
主要成果:
- 基于体重的医用大麻持有限制在各州之间显示出广泛的范围 (每30天1.5762.05克纯THC).
- 三个州缺乏可量化的体重限制,而是依赖医生的建议.
- 基于中位数THC强度 (21%),目前的法律允许每月销售从300 (爱荷华州) 到152,410 (缅因州) 5毫克THC剂量.
结论:
- 国家医用大麻持有限制的差异,再加上高强度产品,可能导致允许的THC剂量存在显著差异.
- 当前的法规可能会无意中使患者能够增加THC摄入量超过预期的治疗水平.
- 过度消费和转移的可能性由高THC含量和医用大麻法律中的允许持有限制相结合而增加.
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