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The medical cannabis opportunity
Medical cannabis is experiencing a surge of demand in Europe – but a lack of the usual harmonised regulatory framework and diversity in attitudes to cannabis from country to country could pose a challenge.
Medical cannabis has shown efficacy in trials and is being deployed legally in medical settings as a therapeutic for conditions ranging from palliative care for cancer patients to an appetite stimulant in patients with AIDS-related wasting syndrome. Yet, there is considerable variation in regulatory approach between the countries across the European Union (EU).
It is now two and a half years since the EU drugs agency, EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction), published its first report on the medical use of cannabis, Medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids: questions and answers for policymaking. In November 2020, the European Court of Justice published a judgement stating that cannabidiol extracted from the cannabis pl
Nature’s pharmacy
An in-depth look at medical cannabis from Professor Trevor Jones
For many centuries, nature’s pharmacy has been an important source of potent therapeutic agents; either by administering parts of plants, eg opium and senna pods, or preparing extracts/tinctures. Over time, the principal active ingredients have been identified and their therapeutic utility established through clinical trials, such as quinine, morphine and digoxin.
Cannabis, from the plant Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica, has been used for centuries for a very wide range of physical and neurological conditions. The main active ingredients are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), but recent research shows that, in addition, plants contain at least 113 cannabinoids and between 550-600 other phytocompounds, including phenols, terpenes and flavonoids.
#BTColumn – A cause for concern
Article by January 16, 2021
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today.
by
Troy Wickham
The abuse of illegal and over-the counter drugs is on the increase throughout the world. Organizations like the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA), are fighting what appears to be a losing battle but we cannot give up and walk away.
Many individuals engage in substance use to experience the feel-good hormone ‘Dopamine’; and in so doing, they often seek new ways of getting high or new ways of using traditional substances.