In Singapore for the first time allowed to use the drug with marijuana
KIEV. 1 Dec. UNN. Singapore authorities have allowed the first use of the drug, created on the basis of marijuana, according to the newspaper Straits Times. It will be used for the treatment of epilepsy of a minor girl, reports UNN.
According to the publication, permission for import of medication containing marijuana asked the doctor girls, because conventional drugs don’t give the desired result. The Ministry of internal Affairs, the newspaper reported that a patient suffering from refractory forms of epilepsy.
According to the President of the local Association for the treatment of epilepsy Derrick Cheng, we are talking about the drug “Aediles”, which contains the purest marijuana. Medicine intended for the treatment of severe pediatric epilepsy.
The Minister-coordinator for economic and social development Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that he will never allow the free circulation of marijuana.
In Singapore, the government has a strict policy against drugs. Storage in even small amounts is punishable by death.
The use of marijuana for medical purposes is currently permitted in many countries of Europe and America, including USA, UK, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. In December 2018, the use of marijuana as medication was legalised in Thailand.