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Current IACM-Bulletins

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• IACM-Bulletin of 21 December 2008
• Science: THC reduces reflux of acid from the stomach
• Germany: Fagron has an exclusive license for the import of cannabis to Germany

• IACM-Bulletin of 07 December 2008
• Germany: First Patients receive herbal cannabis from the Dutch Cannabis Program
• Science: China: In a tomb of a shaman in China 2700 year old THC containing cannabis was discovered
• Holland: New association for the medicinal use of cannabis
• Science: THC in chronic pain

• IACM-Bulletin of 23 November 2008
• Science: Why cannabis smokers may have a lower cancer risk than tobacco smokers

• IACM-Bulletin of 09 November 2008
• USA: Michigan becomes the thirteenth state to legalize the medical use of cannabis
• Science/Europe: Recommendation of suspension of the marketing authorisation of rimonabant and discontinuation of clinical research into cannabinoid receptor antagonists
• Science: Cannabis extract did not have psychopathological or cognitive effects on MS patients in a clinical study

• IACM-Bulletin of 26 October 2008
• Germany: Experts unanimously acknowledge the medical value of dronabinol and cannabis
• Science: According to basic research cannabinoids may restore the blood-brain barrier in HIV infection

• IACM-Bulletin of 12 October 2008
• Germany: Declaration in support of the medical use of cannabis products by medical organizations
• Science/UK: Report of leading experts says that cannabis is less harmful than tobacco and alcohol
• Germany: Refusal by the health insurance to pay for dronabinol treatment continues to be an accepted requirement for an exemption of medical cannabis use

• IACM-Bulletin of 28 September 2008
• Sri Lanka: Ministry of Indigenous Medicine wants to grow cannabis for medical purposes
• Holland: Supreme court allows cannabis cultivation for therapeutic use
• Science: Cannabidiol effective against psychotic symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease in a pilot study

• IACM-Bulletin of 14 September 2008
• Science: Cannabis extract effective against neuropathic pain of MS patients in long-term study

• IACM-Bulletin of 31 August 2008
• Science: Nabilone effective in the treatment of night sweats of four patients with advanced cancer
• Science: Dronabinol effective against a hyperkinetic movement disorder due to a rare cell dysfunction in a case report

• IACM-Bulletin of 17 August 2008
• Science: Smoked cannabis effective against neuropathic pain of HIV patients
• Germany: Health Ministry tightens requirements for medical cannabis exemptions
• Science: Cannabinoids as effective as other medications against neuropathic pain in a prospective observational study

• IACM-Bulletin of 03 August 2008
• USA: New Mexico is working on rules for manufacturing cannabis for medical use
• Science/USA: Rapid rise seen in fatal medication errors at home
• Science/UK: According to a report by the British Drug Policy Commission drug law enforcement is not working

• IACM-Bulletin of 20 July 2008
• Science: Sativex improves objective neurophysiological marker of pain intensity in a clinical study
• Science: Nabilone effective in the treatment of agitation in Alzheimer's disease in a case report
• Austria: Decriminalisation of cannabis for personal use regardless of quantity

• IACM-Bulletin of 06 July 2008
• Germany: Parliament debates proposals for medical use of cannabis
• Economy: Generic version of dronabinol available
• Science/World: Cannabis use is not simply related to drug policy, a study by the WHO finds
• Europe: The EU drugs agency releases extensive scientific monograph on cannabis

• IACM-Bulletin of 22 June 2008
• Science: Medical use of cannabinoids does not cause an increase in serious adverse health effects
• Science/USA: Controversies on the consequences of the increase of cannabis potency in recent decades

• IACM-Bulletin of 08 June 2008
• Europe: Lawyer claims Ireland is in breach of the Schengen Agreement over cannabis use by MS patient
• Science: Long-term heavy use of cannabis may cause two important brain regions to shrink
• UK: Regulatory agency reports that the medical use of Rimonabant was linked to 5 deaths in Great Britain

• IACM-Bulletin of 25 May 2008
• USA: Barack Obama might stop federal prosecutions in states with a medical cannabis law, if elected president
• Science: Dronabinol effective in the treatment of vocal tics and dystonia in a patient with multiple sclerosis

• IACM-Bulletin of 11 May 2008
• USA: A man dies after denied a liver transplant because he used cannabis for medicinal purposes

• IACM-Bulletin of 13 April 2008
• Spain: Positive results of a study with the cannabis extract Sativex in Catalonia
• Science: THC effective in obsessive compulsive disorder according to case reports
• Science: Preliminary results of a study with Sativex in neuropathic pain due to multiple sclerosis
• Germany: Lead poisoning due to adulterated cannabis

• IACM-Bulletin of 30 March 2008
• USA: Acquittal of a medical cannabis user in Texas
• Canada: Medical doctors increased the dosage of cannabis for medical purposes in recent years

• IACM-Bulletin of 16 March 2008
• Czech Republic: High court declares the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes to be legal
• Spain: A grower of cannabis for personal medical use was found not guilty by a judge; government acknowledges the medical value of cannabis
• USA: The citizens of Michigan will decide in November whether the medical use of cannabis should be legal also in their state

• IACM-Bulletin of 02 March 2008
• Holland: Echo Pharmaceuticals develops THC tablet Namisol

• IACM-Bulletin of 17 February 2008
• Finland: Health ministry plans to publish guidelines for the medical use of cannabis
• USA: The largest American association of physicians calls for reclassification of cannabis and protection of patients who use the drug according to state laws

• IACM-Bulletin of 03 February 2008
• Science: THC effective in intractable nausea in a patient undergoing gastric bypass surgery
• USA: Employers are allowed to fire employees if they use medical cannabis under state law, the Supreme Court of California ruled

• IACM-Bulletin of 20 January 2008
• Israel: Patients may get an approval from the government for the medical use of cannabis
• Science: Nabilone was less analgesic than dihydrocodeine in patients with neuropathic pain
• Canada: The regulation which allows growers of cannabis to supply the drug to only one patient is unconstitutional, a federal court rules

• IACM-Bulletin of 06 January 2008
• Science: Daily cannabis use increases the risk of liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C