Cannabis

Cannabis - A Comprehensive GuideThe use of cannabis for medicinal purposes can be traced back to antiquity, but it is only recently that it has garnered attention as one of the most exciting medical-pharmaceutical topics. In hardly any other area of pharmacotherapy has knowledge of late developed with comparable dynamism. Experts from different fields are continuously working on new scientific evidence for the therapeutic use of cannabis and cannabinoids in order to provide patients with quality-assured cannabis medicines.For the first time, representatives of all relevant disciplines contributed to an exhaustive work on this topic, addressing the following subjects:History | Botany | Biosynthesis | Breeding and Cultivation | Import | Supply chain | Quality Assurance and Quality Control | Pharmacology | Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics | Indications and Evidence of Pharmacotherapy | Risks and Side Effects | Driving Safety | Legal Status of Cannabinoid-containing Medicinal Products and Non-Medicinal Products | Case Studies from Selected European Countries | Dosage Forms and Ways of Administration | Forms of Consumption in Recreational Use | Identity Testing of Starting Materials | Manufacture of Magistral Preparations and Officinal Medicinal Products | Legal Status of Cannabis Prescriptions | Reimbursement and Price Calculation | Narcotics Documentation | Legal Framework Conditions of Care | Patient CounsellingThe concentrated expertise created a unique, comprehensive picture offering an unprecedented, consolidated scientific and legal framework of medical cannabis care. All facts have been conscientiously researched and meticulously reviewed. The result is a scientifically valid work setting new standards.For all those who deal with cannabis for professional or personal reasons, this exceptional book is indispensable.

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Cannabis - A Comprehensive Guide The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes can be traced back to antiquity, but it is only recently that it has garnered attention as one of the most exciting medical-pharmaceutical topics. In hardly any other area of pharmacotherapy has knowledge of late developed with comparable dynamism. Experts from different fields are continuously working on new scientific evidence for the therapeutic use of cannabis and cannabinoids in order to provide patients with quality-assured cannabis medicines. For the first time, representatives of all relevant disciplines contributed to an exhaustive work on this topic, addressing the following subjects: History | Botany | Biosynthesis | Breeding and Cultivation | Import | Supply chain | Quality Assurance and Quality Control | Pharmacology | Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics | Indications and Evidence of Pharmacotherapy | Risks and Side Effects | Driving Safety | Legal Status of Cannabinoid-containing Medicinal Products and Non-Medicinal Products | Case Studies from Selected European Countries | Dosage Forms and Ways of Administration | Forms of Consumption in Recreational Use | Identity Testing of Starting Materials | Manufacture of Magistral Preparations and Officinal Medicinal Products | Legal Status of Cannabis Prescriptions | Reimbursement and Price Calculation | Narcotics Documentation | Legal Framework Conditions of Care | Patient Counselling The concentrated expertise created a unique, comprehensive picture offering an unprecedented, consolidated scientific and legal framework of medical cannabis care. All facts have been conscientiously researched and meticulously reviewed. The result is a scientifically valid work setting new standards. For all those who deal with cannabis for professional or personal reasons, this exceptional book is indispensable.

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Cannabis A Comprehensive Guide

The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes can be traced back to antiquity, but it is only recently that it has garnered attention as one of the most exciting medical-pharmaceutical topics. In hardly any other area of pharmacotherapy has knowledge of late developed with comparable dynamism. Experts from different fields are continuously working on new scientific evidence for the therapeutic use of cannabis and cannabinoids in order to provide patients with quality-assured cannabis medicines.

For the first time, representatives of all relevant disciplines contributed to an exhaustive work on this topic, addressing the following subjects:

History | Botany | Biosynthesis | Breeding and Cultivation | Import | Supply chain | Quality Assurance and Quality Control | Pharmacology | Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics | Indications and Evidence of Pharmacotherapy | Risks and Side Effects | Driving Safety | Legal Status of Cannabinoid-containing Medicinal Products and Non-Medicinal Products | Case Studies from Selected European Countries | Dosage Forms and Ways of Administration | Forms of Consumption in Recreational Use | Identity Testing of Starting Materials | Manufacture of Magistral Preparations and Officinal Medicinal Products | Legal Status of Cannabis Prescriptions | Reimbursement and Price Calculation | Narcotics Documentation | Legal Framework Conditions of Care | Patient Counselling

The concentrated expertise created a unique, comprehensive picture offering an unprecedented, consolidated scientific and legal framework of medical cannabis care. All facts have been conscientiously researched and meticulously reviewed. The result is a scientifically valid work setting new standards.

For all those who deal with cannabis for professional or personal reasons, this exceptional book is indispensable.