El cannabis medicinal desde el punto de vista del derecho al desarrollo integral de los niños niñas y adolescentes con trastornos neurológicos en Colombia

Abstract

The concept of the right to integral development alludes to the right of superior interest of the child which, precisely, is the integral and simultaneous protection of development and the quality or “adequate standard of living” that the state, society and family must guarantee to children, girls and adolescents, as recognized in article 27.1 of the Children's Convention. Neurological disorders are understood as diseases of the central nervous system and peripheral, that is, the brain, spinal cord, cranial and peripheral nerves, the autonomic nervous system, nerve roots, neuromuscular junction, and muscles. Law 1787 of 2016 defined the word cannabis as "the tops, flowers or with fruit, of the cannabis plant (except for seeds and leaves not attached to tops) from which the resin has not been extracted, whatever the name by which it is designates it» (Law 1787, 2016) Cannabis has been the most used plant throughout history by thousands of cultures around the world with various fines, including medicine. However, the appearance of synthetic drugs, on the one hand, and the lack of knowledge of the mechanism of action of compounds present in the cannabis plant on the other, along with the political pressures that will be limited to limiting its use due to “taboos”, it hampered scientific advances for a long period and legal Cannabis. But, based on scientific evidence, this medicinal plant has shown to reduce the symptoms of multiple neurological diseases such as pain chronic, epilepsy, etc ... improving the quality of life of children and adolescents in Colombia. Thanks to the strains rich in cannabidoil "CBD" that cannabis possesses, it is possible to treat a wide range of human ailments, where children and adolescents who are immersed in a critical health situation, they can now access a new therapy alternative outside the traditional, which has allowed both their families and minors, being able to live in a more dignified way, with fewer ailments and even with the eradication of Your symptoms. Because of them, in the last six years it has been possible to see how legislators, under the framework of Colombian regulations and the constitutional bloc have been loosening the regulations on medical cannabis, strengthening norms and laws, which have strengthened public policies. Demonstrating how cannabis is ceasing to be a Topic related to delinquency and crime in Colombia.