PODCAST: Medical marijuana - New highs for the health industry?

We talk to a doctor about the pharmaceutical use of cannabis and visit the first company in Catalonia with an official license to grow medicinal marijuana

A cannabis bud grown by Canamedics, the only company in Catalonia licensed to grow medical marijuana
A cannabis bud grown by Canamedics, the only company in Catalonia licensed to grow medical marijuana / Nia Escolà
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November 2, 2024 10:20 AM

November 2, 2024 10:29 AM

Despite its popularity as a recreational drug, cannabis has also been used throughout history to relieve pain and aid relaxation.

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Beth Cohen and Emma Monròs investigate the uses of this controversial plant in contemporary medicine, discovering its effects, benefits, and contraindications. Emma talks to doctor Magí Farré, head of clinical pharmacology at the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital in Badalona, to find out how cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals are currently administered and how changes in the law could benefit sufferers of certain conditions such as chronic pain, cancer, and multiple sclerosis.

To find out more about legal cannabis cultivation, we visit Canamedics in Manresa, the first company in Catalonia with an official license to grow medicinal cannabis. Owner and co-founder Luis Comas talks to us about this groundbreaking enterprise and explains the challenges they are facing.

This week’s Catalan phrase is “Que bé s’està quan s’està bé ” - how good you are when you are good. It is used to express gratitude and recognize your good fortune when things are going well. It’s a perfect feel-good phrase to end this podcast about health and well-being on a high! Get in touch with the podcast team: fillingthesink@acn.cat.

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