“My experience with medicinal cannabis begins ten years ago, when one of my granddaughters with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) was medicated with psychiatric and neurological remedies, which caused many side effects and isolated her even more from her environment,” The neighbor indicated about her entry into the world of medicinal cannabis.
“From the beginning, the cannabis treatment, supervised by Dr. Carlos Magdalena, a pioneering neuropediatrician in medicinal cannabis, was a success. Smiles appear, eye-to-eye looks, a decrease in anguish and anxiety, all typical characteristics of ASD,” Urtubey explained in dialogue with El Diario Sur.
“Then, when my other grandson with ASD entered adolescence, we started treatment with him too. “Both never needed to use psychotropic drugs again and all their symptoms are controlled,” said the woman, listing the benefits of medical cannabis treatments.
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Salomé Urtubey, author of the book “Cannabis. Infinite world”.
In this context, Salomé recalled that the experience with her grandchildren led her to experiences and knowledge that she documented and that, together with her diploma in Cannabis and its Medicinal uses at the UNAJ (Arturo Jauretche National University), constituted the fundamental leg in which The book “Cannabis” is based on it. Infinite world. Unfinished Guide for an organic treatment”, which was presented this Saturday at the University of San Vicente.
The event was carried out under the auspices of the self-cultivation collective Servicio Séquito, of which the neighbor is a member along with relatives of patients who require medical cannabis treatment. “When I began my experience, in 2014, mothers and fathers who cared for us had to train ourselves. “No one guided us,” said the neighbor in reference to the space.
“Three years ago, with a wealth of accumulated knowledge, together with other growers we founded the self-cultivation collective Entourage Effect. solidarity cultivation, health and knowledgewhere we advise growers with different ailments such as epilepsy, autoimmune diseases and chronic pain,” he added.
In addition to the book of which she is preparing a second installment, the woman carries out courses on the subject, sponsored by the Secretariat of Industry of the Municipality of San Vicente, together with Sol Sandoval, also a certified grower in Cannabis and its Medicinal Uses, which is attended by 40 people every week.
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The book that Alejandro Korn’s neighbor launched.
Cannabis does not work as a replacement for medical therapies
A study by the Ministry of Health ensures that medicinal cannabis is a product that does not work as a replacement for medical therapies, but rather is an adjuvant, since it enhances the effect of analgesics or anticonvulsants. Its objective is to reduce the patient’s medication doses and helps ensure that instead of taking ten or fifteen pills per day, the patient takes two or three.
In that sense, the work indicates that treatment with medicinal cannabis does not have any side effects. Its fundamental components are cannabinoids, which act directly on pain receptors, abnormal movements, and its indication is for both children and adults with no age limit.
It can also be used in cases of anxiety or sleep disorders as a relaxant, since the effect occurs only on pain and muscle relaxation receptors, although it does not have a sedative effect. It should be noted that the derived medicinal cannabis, cannabidiol or CBD, does not contain THC, which is the component that produces psychotropic effects.
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