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- IACM-Bulletin of 22 December 2019
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be helpful in restless legs syndrome
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be helpful in a rare genetic form of neurodegeneration of children
- Science/Human: People living with HIV, who use cannabis, have better neurocognitive performance
- Science/Human: Cannabis leaf powder reduces pain in cancer patients
- Science/Human: CBD may be helpful in controlling epilepsy due to a brain tumour according to a case report
- Science/Human: Cannabinoids may be helpful in people in palliative care
- IACM-Bulletin of 08 December 2019
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be helpful in the treatment of migraine and other forms of headache
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be helpful in drug-resistant epilepsy according to a case series
- Science/Human: No negative effects on cognition in patients using cannabis
- Science/Human: CBD oil applied to the skin may be helpful in peripheral neuropathic pain
- Science/Human: Frequency of illegal opioid use in chronic pain patients is lower in daily cannabis users
- IACM-Bulletin of 24 November 2019
- Science/Human: Cannabis rich in CBD may be helpful in autism
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be helpful in the treatment of endometriosis
- Science/Human: A CBD-rich hemp extract may reduce opiate use in chronic pain patients
- USA: A committee of the House of Representatives passes landmark bill to decriminalize cannabis
- UK: Medical cannabis trial will include 20,000 patients
- IACM-Bulletin of 10 November 2019
- IACM: General Meeting elects Kirsten Mueller-Vahl as new chairwoman and changes its statutes and membership fee structure
- Science/Human: Cannabis may reduce pain in patients with endometriosis
- Science/Human: Cannabis may reduce depression in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder according to large epidemiological study
- Science/Human: Older adults may benefit from cannabis for various symptoms
- IACM-Bulletin of 13 October 2019
- IACM: 10th Conference on Cannabinoids in Medicine in Berlin
- Science/Human: A large proportion of pain patients are able to reduce or stop the use of opioids according to a large survey
- Science/Human: CBD may have a positive effect on survival in glioblastoma according to open study
- Science/Animal: How CBD mitigates psychological effects of THC
- Science/Human: Clinical improvement of inflammatory bowel disease in observational study
- Science/Human: Cancer -related anoxia was improved by oral cannabis in a small study
- IACM-Bulletin of 29 September 2019
- IACM: 10th Conference on Cannabinoids in Medicine in Berlin
- Science/Human: Nabilone may reduce agitation and inflammation of the brain in Alzheimer’s disease
- Science/Human: Nabilone was effective in reducing chronic diarrhoea in a case series
- Ecuador: The National Assembly approves cannabis for medical uses
- Science: CBD may increase the efficacy of antibiotics against certain bacteria
- IACM-Bulletin of 18 August 2019
- Luxembourg: Luxembourg will become the first country in Europe to legalise cannabis for adults
- Mexico: Supreme Court demands regulation on medical cannabis
- Science/Human: CBD may be helpful in fragile X syndrome according to a clinical study
- Science/Human: A CBD preparation was effective in reducing seizures in children with epilepsy
- IACM-Bulletin of 04 August 2019
- Science/Human: Cannabis use in adolescence is not associated with structural brain changes in adulthood
- Science/Human: Cannabis use reduced cancer risk in patients with Crohn’s disease
- USA: States want cannabis to grow greener as legal cannabis expands
- Science/Human: Cannabis use is associated with reduced fasting insulin levels in obese people
- IACM-Bulletin of 07 July 2019
- Switzerland: Government wants to make cannabis available for medical use
- Science/Human: Nabilone was effective in in chronic diarrhea according to a case series
- Science/Human: Cannabis use reduces the incidence of fatty liver disease
- Science/Human: Many people are replacing opioids and sleep medication by cannabis
- IACM-Bulletin of 23 June 2019
- Science/China: Oldest evidence for inhalation of cannabis
- Science/Human: Nabilone improved agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
- Science/Human: Cannabis users have lower mortality following pancreatitis
- Science/Human: A metered dose inhaler for cannabis showed promising results in a pilot study
- Science/Human: Cannabis was effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia in an observational study
- Russia: Parliament passed a law allowing the cultivation of cannabis
- France: Medical cannabis experiment will start soon
- Science/Human: Cannabis is effective as add-on treatment in severe chronic pain according to an analysis of the German Pain Registry
- Science/Human: CBD was effective in the treatment of epileptic encephalopathy
- IACM-Bulletin of 09 June 2019
- USA: Illinois will become the 11th state to legalise cannabis possession for adults
- Canada: Government supports cannabis research with 25 million dollars
- Science/Human: Cannabis may have a protective effects against diabetes in obese individuals
- Science/Human: Cannabis users with personality disorders are not at increased risk for developing other psychiatric disorders
- IACM-Bulletin of 26 May 2019
- Science/Human: CBD reduces craving in drug-abstinence individuals with heroin dependency according to clinical study
- USA: North Dakota decriminalises the use of cannabis for adults - so far 10 states have legalised cannabis use by adults
- Greece: Six licenses for companies to cultivate cannabis
- Science/Animal: CBD is of moderate efficacy in reducing seizures in dogs with epilepsy according to a controlled clinical trial
- IACM-Bulletin of 17 March 2019
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be an effective treatment of delayed gastric emptying according to a survey
- Science/Human: Cannabis use may increase satisfaction with orgasm in women
- Science/Human: Cancer patients report symptom relief by cannabis
- Belgium: A parliament committee approves the implementation of a cannabis agency
- IACM-Bulletin of 03 March 2019
- Science/Human: Young people may use less cannabis in the US states with medical cannabis laws
- Science/Human: Medicinal effects of cannabis are mainly based on THC and cannabis flowers were most effective
- Mexico: The complete ban on cannabis use is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court rules
- Science: Genetically modified yeast can produce THC, CBD and other cannabinoids
- Science/Human: A combination of CBD and PEA may reduce permeability of the gut wall during inflammation
- IACM-Bulletin of 17 February 2019
- Europe: European Parliament supports a resolution on the medical use of cannabis-based medicines
- IACM: Statement on Medical Cannabis to Members of the European Parliament
- Science/Human: Chronic pain is the main reason for the medical use of cannabis in the USA
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be helpful in anxiety disorders according to large survey
- Science/Animal: Cannabis extracts were more effective than THC or CBD alone in reducing severe side effect of bone marrow transplantation
- IACM-Bulletin of 03 February 2019
- World: The World Health Organisation accepts the medical value of cannabis and cannabinoids
- Science/Human: The legalisation of medical cannabis in the USA is associated with lower opioid use
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be helpful in autism
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be highly effective in the self-management of endometriosis according to survey
- Science/Human: Medical cannabis users reduce their intake of benzodiazepines
- Science/Human: Low doses of CBD increased psychedelic effects of THC and high CBD doses reduced these effects
- IACM-Bulletin of 20 January 2019
- Science/Human: CBD may be helpful in anxiety disorders according to a case series
- Science/Human: Vaporisation may be more effective than smoking cannabis
- Science/Human: Are a few cannabis cigarettes enough to change the brain of children?
- Science/Human: Many patients substitute their stunning medication by cannabis
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