Heating Cannabis
Why should cannabis products be heated before eating? Answers: (Franjo Grotenhermen):In the plant the cannabinoids exist mainly in their carboxylic forms as cannabinoid acids. However, the phenolic form of THC is responsible for the psychotropic and the most medicinal effects....
Does Cannabis use cause Heart Attacks?
Does cannabis use cause heart attacks? Answers: Technical terms: – Angina = Feeling of discomfort in the chest or chest pain due to heart disease– Beta-blockers = class of drugs used for the treatment of high blood pressure and heart...
Cannabis against Gastri Ulcer’s
Can cannabis be helpful in gastric ulcers? Answers: (Franjo Grotenhermen):There are no clinical studies with cannabinoids in gastric ulcers. However, THC and other substances that bind to the cannabinoid-1-receptor (CB1 receptor agonists) inhibited the gastric acid production in humans and...
Cannabis and Epilepsy
Do cannabinoids possess anti-convulsant properties? Answers: (Press agency article):An Ontario judge ruled on Wednesday that a Toronto man could grow and use marijuana to control his severe epilepsy, saying the law banning the medicinal use of the drug was unconstitutional....
Dosing Cannabis For Oral Use
What doses are used if THC (dronabinol) or cannabis is ingested, in capsules, in cookies or as cannabis tea? Answers: (Franjo Grotenhermen):If possible, slowly increasing doses should be applied in a titrated fashion to avoid undesirable side effects on psyche...
Detection of Cannabis Consumption
Can the use of cannabis be detected in blood or urine with routinely laboratory tests? Answers: (Franjo Grotenhermen):The use of cannabis or THC in blood, urine or other body fluids can only be detected through specific search for THC or...
Cannabis & Cognitive Performance
Does long-term use of cannabis impair intellectual ability? Answers: (Pope and colleagues): We recruited individuals aged 30 to 55 years in 3 groups: (1) 63 current heavy cannabis users who had smoked cannabis at least 5000 times in their lives...
Does Cannabis Damage The Genes?
Does cannabis cause damage to the genes? Answers: (House of Lords): There is no evidence that cannabis adversely affects human fertility, or that it causes chromosomal or genetic damage. House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology. Cannabis. The...
Cannabis For Children?
What is known about the medical use of cannabis in children? Answers: (Franjo Grotenhermen):There are only two clinical studies with cannabinoids in children, one with delta-8-THC and the other with the THC derivative nabilone, both investigating their benefits in side...
Cannabis for Cancer treatment?
Is it possible to use cannabis for the treatment of cancer? Answers: (Franjo Grotenhermen):Cannabis and THC are used to treat the side effects of cancer chemotherapy, of appetite loss in cancer cachexia and in cancer pain. Moreover, there are several...
Cannabis or THC to treat Asthma?
How should cannabis or THC be taken to treat asthma? Answers: (British Medical Association): Acute doses of cannabis and THC exert a definitive bronchodilator effect on the small airways of the lungs. The mechanism of this effect is not known,...
Cannabis, THC and other Medicine
Does cannabis/THC interact with other drugs used for the treatment of diseases? Answers: (Leo Hollister):Although medical marijuana is not officially approved, marijuana has been tried empirically for treating a variety of medical disorders, such as nausea and vomiting associated with...
Does cannabis cause anxiety?
Does cannabis cause anxiety or does it reduce anxiety or may both occur? Answers: (US Institute of Medicine): Although euphoria is the more common reaction to smoking marijuana, adverse mood reactions can occur. Such reactions occur most frequently in inexperienced...
Hemp History
The oldest archaeological evidence of marijuana use dates back 2,400 to 2,800 years ago, found in the Turpan Basin of China. Remains of a man buried with thirteen cannabis plants were discovered, suggesting the plants were used as a shroud...
World Drug Report 2008
A UN study reveals cannabis usage is high in 172 countries, particularly among Danes aged 15-34. Canada and the US lead globally, while the Netherlands has low user rates despite accessibility.
Judges Head to head with Minister
Judges and prosecutors in terms of privacy violations, soft-drugs prevalence and criminal justice are head to head with the Dutch Cabinet. Soft Drugs should be removed from the criminal circuitMore then half of the judges and prosecutors are in favor...
Utopia of free drug use?
Rampant sexuality, and parties in the streets, right? Not exactly, according to drug policy expert and criminology lecturer Dr. Tim, a faculty member at the University of Utrecht. The Dutch grey area regarding drug policy and legislation requires some explanation...
How Cannabis Works On The Brain
The human brain produces its own cannabinoid, anandamide, which mimics THC's effects, influencing pain relief, appetite, and emotions. This highlights the connection between natural brain functions and cannabis.
Weeding Out The Highs Of Medical Marijuana
Research presented at EPHAR 2008 focuses on optimizing cannabis use for medicinal purposes while minimizing side effects, particularly through cannabinoid receptor targeting and exploring the endocannabinoid system for various disorders.
ENCOD
The European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies (ENCOD) ENCOD was founded in 1993 and is a NGO (Non Governmental Organisation). It is a wide European network of about 156 organisations and individual citizens affected and concerned by current drug policies....
UN drugs Czar visits Amsterdam Coffeeshop
Very recently executive director of UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), Antonio Marie Costa visited Amsterdam. This visit is believed to have been scheduled the to give Costa a better view on the Dutch drug policies and their...
Costa: Marijuana use Amsterdam highest in the world
Dutch await backing evidence for Outlandish claims made by UNODC executive From a text, from Costa’s hand, that was posted on the UNODC’s website, but retracted a few days later, we learned that the Executive Director’s views on Cannabis were...
Prohibition open to be challenged?
Last December, at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference, the Dutch psychiatrist Fredrick Polak asked Antonio Costa how he could explain that the average use of cannabis in the Netherlands is lower than it’s surrounding countries, even though it is...
Police union: fight against cannabis supply is pointless
The head of the Dutch police union NPB, Hans van Duijn, told Radio 1 it is pointless to fight against the supply of cannabis. He thinks it only leads to more crime and he would much rather see soft drugs...
Hemp can save the world
The 1990’s protest slogan “Hemp can save the world” still echoes in the 21st century. Eventhough industrial Hemp is still illegal in many countries, true believers have been advocating the bright future for this diverse plant, also known as Cannabis...
