An historical review among cannabis use and its regulation / Una revisión histórica sobre los usos del cannabis y su regulación
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https://doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v6i1.104Keywords:
Revisión histórica, cannabis, consumo de drogas, abuso de drogas, legislación. / Keywords, Historic revision, substance use, substance abuse, legislation.Abstract
En este trabajo se realiza una síntesis histórica sobre los usos del cannabis en las distintas civilizaciones, distinguiendo entre la utilización con fines lúdicos, mágicos, y terapéuticos. Se revisa la evolución del control legal que los distintos gobiernos han llevado a cabo para limitar o regular su uso. Las tasas de consumo
de cannabis han experimentado un notable incremento en las últimas décadas, iniciándose cada vez a edad más temprana. Este hecho, unido al descubrimiento del sistema endógeno cannabinoide ha despertado gran interés en el debate sobre los usos terapéuticos del cannabis y la controversia sobre su estatus de droga ilegal. La presente revisión teórica realiza un análisis de los diferentes usos de
esta sustancia a través de la historia. Se analiza la evolución en los patrones de consumo, fi nalidad de su uso y legislación, discutiéndose las implicaciones en el caso concreto de España.
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In this work a historic synthesis among cannabis use in the different
civilizations is carried out, distinguishing among the utilization with magical, playful, and therapeutic purposes. The evolution of the legal dispositions that the different governments have carried out to limit or to regulate its use is revised.
The rates of cannabis consumption have experienced a notable increment in the last decades, being initiated each time to earlier age. This fact, united al discovery of the endogenous cannabinoide system has stirred out a great interest in the debate on the therapeutic uses of the cannabis and the controversy on its status of illegal drug. The present theoretical revision carries out an analysis of the different uses of this substance through the history. The evolution in the trends of consumption is analyzed, purposes of its use and legislation, discussing the implications in the concrete case of Spain.
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