In 2014, cannabis became the topic of many discussions in the
professional and laic circles in Slovenia. However, many debates and
media coverage is still full of unverified information, so that the
proponents of prohibition of cannabis and its opponents gain supporters
on their side. Probably the greater part of the general public does not
support full legalization of cannabis, especially for recreational
purposes. But a larger part supports evidence-based policy reforms on
cannabis, particularly in regard to so called »industrial« and »medical«
cannabis. Because of existing international conventions or regulations
which govern the classification of illicit drugs, prejudices, beliefs
and interests, Slovenian legislation and policy towards cannabis is
lacking adequate evidence-based support and has little to do with life,
empathy and humanity. The aim of linking research in public health with
policy and practice is to improve evidence-based legislation and
policies towards cannabis. This contribution reveals some myths about
cannabis and summarizes the key scientific findings.
Rick Simpson is the Canadian man, who has focused so much attention
on the healing potential oils which can be produced from the cannabis
hemp plant, will give his opinion as to why the use of cannabis was
outlawed. Rick has been campaigning for over ten years to bring the
truth about this plant to the public and now that millions worldwide
have seen the truth in what he has been saying, cannabis will change the
face of medicine forever.
The lecture deals with the history of the use of cannabis as a medicine
in the course of millennia. It describes the way leading to the
discovery of the psychoactive compound (tetrahydrocannabinol) in
cannabis. Consequently, efforts to clarify the effects of cannabis in
the body, which led to the discovery of cannabinoid receptors and
consequently to the body’s own compounds, called endocannabinoids, which
mimick the cannabinoid effects in the body is explained. Present
cannabis use in medicine is shown on the therapeutic use of cannabis in
Israel.
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17:00 —17:15
Coffee break
17:15 —18:15
The three way split between the genetics of cannabis and the ratios of THC and CBD PaulHornby,PhD Abstract
This lecture will talk about a recent discovery by our laboratory
that lends credence to earlier findings by molecular geneticists that
the genetics of cannabis only goes three different ways. We call this
the “three-way-split”. Associated with the different profiles (ratios of
THC to CBD) are the different effects and medicinal properties of the
specific profiles.
This lecture will focus on how the physics, developed by Nobel
laureate Ilya Prigogine, provides a basis for understanding the origins
of life and evolution. We will see a unique evolutionary occurrence with
the development of the vertebrate lineage. All vertebrates contain
cannabinoid receptors that uniquely, homeostatically regulate all of
their body systems (circulatory, digestive, immune, musculo-skeletal,
nervous, reproductive, tequementary). From a holistic point of view, we
will see that variations in endocannabinoid activity can have a profound
effect on our social systems. In line with evolutionary history, we
will see how critical it is for human survival to increase cannabinoids
activity at this point in human evolution.
