Practical issues on using the Cannabis as a Medical substance

Marijuana, botanically known as cannabis, has been around for thousands years. The medicinal and recreational uses of the cannabis have been known from the ancient times and marijuana was used as a legal form of the plant medicine till the1937-1941. Since that time, marijuana was included to the upper part (Schedule 1) of the list of controlled substances and its circulation (in any form) was announced as illegal and prohibited.

During the last decade some European (Holland, Spain, Germany), American (Canada, several States in the USA) and other countries (Israel), agreed to re-acknowledge the positive properties of marijuana and decriminalized it's usage for some certain medical conditions/indications.    

Nevertheless, the wide (and growing!) spreading of cannabis consumption among the population, mostly for recreational purposes, enhances the demand for better definition between medicinal and other usage of various forms of cnnabis. The international clinical and regulatory experience, accumulated in the countries, already established the Medical Cannabis/Marihuana Programs, should be carefully and systematically studied and critically assessed, in order to elaborate the better (in the means of the Quality Control and Accessibility) model(s) for the reducing of public stigma, proper education of the health care professionals and to promoting medicinal uses of the cannabis.

Based on my large experience in this field, I will review (in short) the current Medical Cannabis/Marihuana Programs and will provide some suggestions and practical tips on wise (careful and safe) usage the Cannabis as a valuable Medical substance, especially for the patients with the various neuropsychiatric disorders.

Your are cordially invited to the annual conference at Cannafest, the international trade fair of cannabis and medical herbs that will take place on November 11-13, 2016 at the Prague Exhibition Holesovice. The conference presentations will be simultaneously interpreted into English and Czech.

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

www.cannafest.com