医用大麻

Medical cannabis (commonly referred to as "medical marijuana") refers to the use of the Cannabis plant as a physician-recommended drug or herbal therapy, as well as synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoids.医用大麻（通常称为“医用大麻”）是指将大麻植物用作医师推荐的药物或草药疗法，以及合成四氢大麻酚（THC）和其他大麻素的用途。 There are many studies regarding the use of cannabis in a medicinal context.关于在医学上使用大麻的研究很多。 Use generally requires a prescription, and distribution is usually done within a framework defined by local laws.使用通常需要处方，并且分发通常是在当地法律定义的框架内进行的。 There are several methods for administration of dosage, including vaporizing or smoking dried buds, drinking or eating extracts, and taking synthetic THC pills.有几种给药剂量的方法，包括汽化或熏制干芽，饮用或食用提取物以及服用合成THC药丸。 The comparible efficacy of these methods was the subject of an investigative study by the National Institutes of Health.这些方法的可比性是美国国立卫生研究院的一项调查研究的主题。
Medicinal use of cannabis is legal in a limited number of territories worldwide, including Canada, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Israel, Finland, and Portugal.大麻的药用在全球范围内是有限的，包括加拿大，奥地利，德国，荷兰，西班牙，以色列，芬兰和葡萄牙。 In the United States, 13 states have recognized medical marijuana: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington;在美国，有XNUMX个州认可了医用大麻：阿拉斯加，加利福尼亚州，科罗拉多州，夏威夷，缅因州，马里兰州，密歇根州，蒙大拿州，内华达州，新墨西哥州，俄勒冈州，罗德岛州，佛蒙特州和华盛顿州； although California, Colorado, New Mexico and Rhode Island are currently the only states to utilize "dispensaries" to sell medical cannabis.尽管目前只有加利福尼亚州，科罗拉多州，新墨西哥州和罗德岛州使用“药房”来销售医用大麻。
Seven US states are currently considering medical marijuana bills in their legislatures: Illinois, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and North Carolina.美国七个州目前正在其立法机关中考虑医用大麻法案：伊利诺伊州，宾夕法尼亚州，明尼苏达州，新罕布什尔州，新泽西州，纽约州和北卡罗来纳州。 South Dakota also has several petitions in interest of medical marijuana legalization.南达科他州也有几份请愿书，要求医用大麻合法化。