LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IN CHILE: A TOPIC FOR REFLECTION FOR NURSING

Abstract

The article aims to describe the context of the legalization of marijuana in Chile and provide some guidelines for nurses to begin reflecting about the implications it has. Nurses are commited to helping improve the health of the population; therefore, they cannot avoid being involved in the discussion around this issue. At least five guidelines are suggested to be considered to start a reflection: the best scientific evidence available, the views that have emerged about this issue, the challenges regarding care in a globalized world, cultural care and finally, the bioethical aspects involved. Nurses should focus their efforts in preventing marijuana use in early school years.