Lumír OndřejHanuš, PhD
analytical chemist, researcher
- Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Lumír Ondřej Hanuš is a Czech analytical chemist and leading authority in the field of cannabis research. In 1992, he and William Anthony Devane isolated and first described the structure of anandamide, an endogenous cannabinoid neurotransmitter. Recipient of numerous awards in the fields of chemistry and medicine (Memorial Medal, Doctor honoris causa, Jack Herer Award, Outstanding Immigrant Scientist ).
In 2010 and 2011 he participated in seminars in the Czech Parliament, focused on the establishment of treatment with cannabinoids.
Lectures and workshops on our seminars
| 2014 | From Cannabis to endocannabinoids – from ancient to present medical use | Abstract |
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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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| 2015 | From hemp to its present medical use | Abstract |
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The lecture is devoted to the history and discoveries of active compounds in the hemp and brain and to its worldwide medical use. Stressed are advantages and possible disadvantages of this medical plant. |
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| 2017 | Are in cannabis curative (medicinal) just only cannabinoids? | Abstract |
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From ancient times cannabis for treatment was used exclusively as the plant or its parts. At present time the most studied compounds are cannabinoids. Is it enough to know concentrations of these compounds in a particular strain or are in a game also the other content compounds. This lecture tries to answer this question. |
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| 2017 | Are in cannabis curative (medicinal) just only cannabinoids? | Workshop |
| 2019 | Are we treating with cannabis correctly? | Abstract |
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The lecture briefly summarizes the history of cannabis in treatment, the discovery of cannabinoids and the entire endocannabinoid system. Then it deals with the treatment of cancer, autism and female diseases and importance of correct chemotypes of this plant in the treatment of the patient. |
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