Texts adopted: "Use of cannabis for medicinal purposes" 13/02/2019- Strasbourg

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–  having regard to the question to the Commission on use of cannabis for medicinal purposes (O-000122/2018 – B8‑0001/2019),

–  having regard to Rules 128(5) and 123(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.  whereas the cannabis plant is made up of more than 480 compounds, including over 100 cannabinoids composed of both psychoactive and non-psychoactive compounds whereas many of the compounds constituting the cannabis plant are unique to cannabis

B.  whereas D9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the best known cannabinoids identified in cannabis, with THC constituting the main psychoactive and addictive constituent of cannabis while CBD has no intoxicating or addictive properties

C.  whereas the numerous other cannabinoids which make up the cannabis plant, such as cannabichromene, cannabinol, cannabidiolic acid, cannabigerol and tetrahydrocannabivarin, can have neuroprotective effects, can help reduce certain symptoms affecting patients – such as chronic pain, inflammation or bacterial infections – and can stimulate bone growth

"Atlas Growers & Biotechnologies, Will Supply Cannabis Products and Funding Clinical Trials at Harvard University"

Atlas Biotechnologies Inc. along with its wholly owned subsidiary Atlas Growers Ltd. (collectively “Atlas”) is pleased to announce that it has secured a research collaboration with the Harvard Global Health Catalyst (“HGHC”) at Harvard University.

Atlas is proud to be a founding partner of the International Phytomedicines and Medical Cannabis Institute at Harvard (“Harvard IPI”), which will represent one of the largest global efforts in research on medical cannabis and phytomedicines.

The Harvard IPI is an initiative of the HGHC, a cross institutional program at Harvard seed-funded by the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard, several Harvard Medical Institutions (including the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital), as well as a growing number of non-profits, industry and foundations. 

A flagship initiative of HGHC is the creation of the world’s premier comprehensive cloud-based cancer center (www.ecancer4all.com), powered by artificial intelligence and faculty from the world’s leading institutions including Harvard University, University of Heidelberg, Oxford University and industry partners.

"Researchers of the University of Colorado examine Marijuana use and short-term outcomes in patients hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)"

There are known benefits of marijuana for the treatment of numerous medical conditions such as cancer, glaucoma, HIV / AIDS and post-traumatic stress disorder.

However, with increasing use, there is a worrying increase in reports of adverse cardiovascular events after marijuana exposure.



Based on the limited published data, authors hypothesized that marijuana use would be associated with worse in-hospital results in patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI).

Few studies, however, have examined the impact of marijuana use on cardiovascular outcomes such as AMI and are limited by small sample sizes but a study aimed at quantitating long-term effects for marijuana users after AMI showed no correlation between marijuana consumption and long-term mortality in patients after AMI.

The purpose of this retrospective study is to quantify short-term outcomes in AMI patients with reported marijuana use to those with no reported marijuana use. 
The researchers compared the results of AMI patients in the hospital with reported marijuana use to those who did not report marijuana use.
In total, 3,854 of 1,273,897 AMI patients reported using marijuana.

How to Read a CBD Lab Report (5 Easy Steps by CBDfx)

CBD lab reports are essential for discerning good products from bad, but how do you read these reports?    

If you’re rightfully concerned with product purity and integrity that matches what’s on the label, you might be asking yourself: can labs test for CBD? The answer is absolutely, and they do so all the time for reputable CBD manufacturers. With the CBD industry on the rise, the demand for accurate, reliable CBD lab reports is greater than ever before. Once you’ve gotten your hands on a CBD lab report, however, you’ll find that it includes a lot of information to unpack – and you might not be sure what it all means. In this guide, we’ll teach you how to accurately read CBD lab tests in five easy steps.

"Cannabidiol as a Potential Treatment for Anxiety Disorders

The purpose of the current review is to determine CBD’s potential as a treatment for anxiety-related disorders, by assessing evidence from preclinical, 
human experimental, clinical, and epidemiological studies. 





This review emphasizes the potential value and need for further study of CBD in the treatment of anxiety disorders.

Fear and anxiety are adaptive responses essential to coping with threats to survival. Yet excessive or persistent fear may be maladaptive, leading to disability. Symptoms arising from excessive fear and anxiety occur in a number of neuropsychiatric disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder (PD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety disorder (SAD), and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD).

Notably, PTSD and OCD are no longer classified as anxiety disorders in the recent revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, however, excessive anxiety is central to the symptomatology of both disorders. These anxiety-related disorders are associated with a diminished sense of well-being, elevated rates of unemployment and relationship breakdown, and elevated suicide risk