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Pig in a poke
Terminology:
Slovenian Konoplja, kanabis Medicinska konoplja Marihuana English Cannabis sativa L. Medical cannabis Marijuana (drug) Navadna, industrijska konoplja Hemp
Medical cannabis: - Flower, plant (raw), juices, - Extracts, pills, smoking, vaporizing, eating (cookies), spray
Marijauan as a drug: - Dry flower (bud) - Extract, pills, smoking vaporizing, eating (cookies) Prohibited by Slovenian legislation! Permitted by Slovenian legislation!
Problems: - THC limits in foods and beverages - growing hemp market - illegal market with Cannabis (medicine, drug) - import of Cannabis strains (industrial, drug) - import of Hemp seeds from other countries (India, China, ...) - different standards in agriculture - different fertilizers (standards - limits per hectar) - different standards and limits in applications of biocontrol and chemical control in Cannabis sativa L. plant - .. Ecological problems: - air pollution - soil pollution - water pollution - radioactivity - diseases and pests - molds Toma Koren, Agricultural Engineer, mail: tomaz@konoplja.org
Cannabis breeding (problem?): - GMO Cannabis (genetically modified organism) Economical problems: - Product price (Hemp, medical marijuana, marijuana as a drug) Social problem: - driving under the influence of drugs (limits?) - penalties for growing/possesion of medical marijuana (criminal offense/minor offense for medical users) - employment loss Health problems: - Cannabis sativa L. is a drug (politics!) - Youth and health problems with using cannabis - smoking Medical Application of Cannabis sativa in medicine: - We dont know the quantity for application in medicine for medical conditions - Quantity for treatment cancer, Toma Koren, Agricultural Engineer, mail: tomaz@konoplja.org
Goverment:
- every new law requires new data on which it can be based - EU standards
Hemp standardizations:
Hemp oil is pressed from hemp seeds: - what is good quality hemp oil and what is NOT - do we have any standards? - do we analyze hemp seeds or oil on heavy metals, pesticide,..
Advertising hemp products: - is it allowed to advertize HEMP LEAVES or PLANT Cannabis satva L. on the product?
What do we know at the moment: - Hemp oil and seeds in Slovenia do not have any limits for active THC in oil or seeds - Cannabis extract in food ? - There are standards for limits of THC in food (EU)
STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FOOD CHAIN AND ANIMAL HEALTH SECTION ON GENERAL FOOD LAW Summary Record of Meeting of 30 April 2012
Set the limits for driving under the influence of Cannabis for medical users - EU has a standard, but it is different from country to country
Marijuana as a drug:
Illegal market: When we buy, we dont know what we were buying. We know what we have bought when we use the plant smoking. Price: - is stable, but the product quality is questionable - prices vary from city to city Quality/potency: - we dont know! - from low to super good - from 2010 data: we have an average of 7% of THC, one exception is 24% THC from 150 samples (The Police). Synthetic, biological, GMO? - we dont know!
Pig in a poke
Toma Koren Agricultural Engineer Vice president of Alliance of Non Governmental Organisations for Drugs and Addicitons - over 100 professionals on social, medical and addictions specialists CEO of Institute of information tehnology and alternative culture Leader of project www.Konoplja.org
Member of group researching politics on medical marijuana. Member of Harm reduction of marijuana group.
Lecturer for politics on Cannabis on topics: - harm reduction, medical cannabis, marijuana as a drug, economy - use or missuse of cannabis in youth - program for cannabis abuse and treatment - making policy on Cannabis sativa,.
Contact:
Toma Koren
Tomaz@konoplja.org FB: facebook.com/TomazKoren