Global IP Matrix - Issue 7
Dear readers, We sincerely hope that you are all in good health and keeping in good spirits during these undeniably uncertain times. We have all had to adapt to working out of our comfort zones, which I am sure has been very challenging at times for you all as it has been for us. However, we continue our quest to look to the future and deliver exclusive content to you, direct from thought leaders working at ground level in the IP industry from all over the world. Issue 7 of The Global IP Matrix magazine is packed with informative and exciting articles to keep you up to date and educated in what has been developing in the global IP industry during the past few months and into the future. We hope you enjoy reading our publication. We want to thank all our contributors for sharing their knowledge, opinions, and expertise in this new edition of the Global IP Matrix magazine. From all of us at The Global IP Matrix & Northon's Media, PR & Marketing Ltd
Dear readers,
We sincerely hope that you are all in good health and keeping in good spirits during these undeniably uncertain times. We have all had to adapt to working out of our comfort zones, which I am sure has been very challenging at times for you all as it has been for us.
However, we continue our quest to look to the future and deliver exclusive content to you, direct from thought leaders working at ground level in the IP industry from all over the world.
Issue 7 of The Global IP Matrix magazine is packed with informative and exciting articles to keep you up to date and educated in what has been developing in the global IP industry during the past few months and into the future. We hope you enjoy reading our publication.
We want to thank all our contributors for sharing their knowledge, opinions, and expertise in this new edition of the Global IP Matrix magazine.
From all of us at The Global IP Matrix & Northon's Media, PR & Marketing Ltd
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Medical Cannabis:
a glam makeover for a new generation
Written by Gabriela Bodden, Partner at Eproint
www.eproint.com
Cannabis and related hemp
products have been a part of
our world’s history since we can
recall.
It can be traced back to 2900
BC when the Chinese Emperor
Fu Hsi referenced marijuana
as “Ma” (the Chinese word
for cannabis) as a popular
medicine that possessed both
yin and yang.
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In ancient Egypt, for example, cannabis pollen
was found on the mummy of Ramesses II,
who died in 1213 BC. In India, “bhang” is a
cannabis drink generally mixed with milk, that
is used as an anesthetic and anti-phlegmatic.
On the other hand, in ancient Greece, cannabis
was used as a remedy for earache, edema, and
inflammation.
Historically, cannabis has been used in
medicine as an ailment to improve muscle
spasms, menstrual cramps, rheumatism,
and the convulsions of tetanus, rabies, and
epilepsy; it was also used to promote uterine
contractions in childbirth, and as a sedative to
induce sleep.
Let’s fast- forward to the 19th century, and
we find that the uses of cannabis in medicine
have spread through the West as mainstream
medicine, and we can safely say it is the
medicine of the moment!
Medical cannabis:
what is it, and how is
it used?
The marijuana plant contains more than 100
different chemicals called cannabinoids. Each
one has a different effect on the body. Delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol
(CBD) are the main chemicals used in
medicine. THC also produces the “high”
people feel when they smoke marijuana or eat
foods containing it.
At present, cannabis is used in medicine to treat
a number of different conditions, including but
not limited to: Alzheimer’s disease, appetite
loss, cancer, Crohn’s disease, eating disorders
such as anorexia, epilepsy, glaucoma, mental
health conditions such as schizophrenia and
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), multiple
sclerosis, muscle spasms, nausea, pain, HIV/
AIDS, wasting syndrome (cachexia) and
fibromyalgia, amongst others.
Hemp and Cannabis:
are they the same
plant?
The difference between hemp and cannabis
is a subject that is all too often improperly
explained.
Cannabis is a flowering plant that consists
of three primary species: Cannabis sativa,
Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis.
Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a variety of the
Cannabis sativa plant species that is grown
specifically for the industrial uses of its derived
products. It is one of the fastest-growing plants
and was one of the first plants to be spun into
usable fiber 50,000 years ago.
“Hemp” is a term used to classify varieties
of Cannabis that contain 0.3% or less THC
content (by dry weight).
There is a general misconception that cannabis
may have adverse effects on human health
overall, and although this may be partially
true, it is the manner in which the plant is
treated and used and in what circumstances
that can have important health benefits for
certain illnesses.
Studies have shown that medical cannabis has
fewer side effects in comparison to painkillers,
and patients who used cannabis for medical
purposes felt better overall. Not to mention that
also some studies have shown that legalisation
has not led to increased recreational use of the
drug.
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