cannabisnews.com: Symposium on Cannabinoids in Pain Management Symposium on Cannabinoids in Pain Management Posted by CN Staff on August 18, 2002 at 09:17:55 PT By Pete Brady Source: Cannabis Culture Dr. Ethan Russo, a neurologist often profiled in Cannabis Culture for his work on behalf of the healing herb, has organized an all-day symposium on Cannabinoids in Pain Management to be presented on Saturday September 28, 2002 in Reno, Nevada as part of the annual American Academy of Pain Management meeting.Here is the schedule of international experts scheduled to present information about cannabinoid therapeutics. Please contact Dr. Russo via email at: erusso blackfoot.net -- for more information.8:00-9:00 AM: John McPartland, DO: Progress in Neurobiology Related to CannabinoidsDr. McPartland is an osteopath and the Programme Developer at UNITEC School of Health Science, Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of Hemp Diseases and Pests, and innumerable articles on cannabis. He will be speaking on the cannabinoid receptor system, phytocannabinoids, and their role in pain modulation, and relevance to clinicians.9:05-10:05 AM: Ethan Russo, MD: Cannabis: From Raw Plant to Pharmaceutical ProductsDr. Russo is a child and adult neurologist and researcher, with faculty appointments at the Univ. of Montana, and Univ. of Washington. He is the author of Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs, numerous articles on cannabis, and editor of the Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics and co-editor of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Potential. He will present a brief history of cannabis in pain and its biochemical basis, as well as the process of growing cannabis clones, isolating its various components, and processing them for use as prospective prescription products.10:20-11:20 AM: David Hadorn, MD: Trial Designs for CannabinoidsDr. Hadorn is former health policy adviser to the New Zealand Ministry of Health and the British Columbia Ministry of Health, as well as consultant to GW Pharmaceuticals. He will present information on the development of the GW Pharmaceuticals clinical research program in the United Kingdom. Topics will include advantages of phytocannabinoids over synthetics, pharmacokinetics of Cannabis-Based Medicine Extracts (CBME), and the structure of clinical trials employing them.11:25-12:25 PM: William Notcutt, MD: Results from Cannabis-Based Medicine Extract TrialsDr. Notcutt is an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist at Norwich University (UK), with long experience in treatment of pain with cannabinoids. He will present the results to date in 200 patient-years of data amassed in Phase III trials of cannabis-based medicine extracts in chronic pain and multiple sclerosis, benefits seen in a spasticity, mobility, sleep, mood, and bladder function, as well as encountered adverse events.1:55-2:55 PM: Mark Ware, MD: Canadian Cannabis: Grants, Trials and OutcomesDr. Ware is a pain management specialist at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and heads the Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC). He will discuss the current state of research in Canada, the Medicinal Cannabis Access Program in association with Health Canada, and therapeutic applications of cannabis, particularly to neuropathic pain.3:00-4:00 PM: Igor Grant, MD David Hadorn, MD: Current and Planned TrialsDr. Grant is professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Diego and Director of the University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CCMCR). In this session, he will discuss current trials underway with smoked cannabis in HIV, neuropathic pain and other indications, as well as how clinicians can approach the gauntlet of federal agencies to pursue clinical cannabis research.Dr. Hadorn will address the therapeutic potential of non-psychoactive cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD), combinations of cannabinoids with opiates in pain management, future planned clinical trials with inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders and other indications, and the applications of GW Pharmaceuticals' Advanced Delivery System (ADS) which may revolutionize research and administration of opiates and other sensitive medications.A Conference Announcement is available as follows:http://www.aapainmanage.org/AAPM/Confrnce/conf2002.htmlA Conference Brochure is available as follows: http://www.aapainmanage.org/AAPM/Confrnce/Conf%202002%20Agenda.pdfOf course, full Continuing Education credits for a variety of disciplines are available for this meeting. We hope you will consider joining us. If you are not able to attend, we hope that you will explore other available sources of information on the topic, including the Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics: http://www.cannabis-med.org/science/jcant.htmNewshawk: Ethan Russo M.D.Source: Cannabis Culture Author: Pete Brady Published: August 18, 2002Copyright: 2002 Cannabis CultureContact: ccmag cannabisculture.com Website: http://www.cannabisculture.com/ DL: http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/2574.htmlRelated Articles & Web Sites:Hemp for Headaches: http://freedomtoexhale.com/hh.pdf Cannabinoids in Pain Management: http://freedomtoexhale.com/drr.htmHandbook of Psychotropic Herbs: http://freedomtoexhale.com/ermd.htmChronic Cannabis Use in PDF Format: http://freedomtoexhale.com/ccu.pdfMedpot Stars Give for Patients: http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13742.shtmlPot Pioneer - Cannabis Culture: http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13060.shtmlMarijuana Praised Despite Legal Issues: http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13056.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #31 posted by FoM on August 20, 2002 at 13:16:22 PT Nuevo Mexican I'm glad I made your day. Yes he says he is a happy camper so am I! [ Post Comment ] Comment #30 posted by Nuevo Mexican on August 20, 2002 at 08:52:20 PT You're kidding right FOM! I'm a Cancer (the word means growth) too! I thought your husband, being a truck driver, would be a Sag! Cancer is the sign of containers, and they do have a home in the back of the cab! I am so happy for you, as Cancers' and Scorpios' are the best combo of the Zodiac, period! Of course, Cancer men are moody, sensitive, over-protective, and nurturing. Just what a Scorpio needs! (not all the time though). Well FOM, that just makes my day! Just to know you're with the right person for you, and vice versa! I have Sag Rising and always thought I'd be a truck driver, but my brothers took that path, so I chose music and counseling. Lots of freedom in those choices too! Looks like you found your lifetime partner! Congratulations! (You're stuck with him, as he is what they call a 'happy Camper/Cancer)! Thanks for telling me his sign, you're the best! [ Post Comment ] Comment #29 posted by Dan B on August 20, 2002 at 08:14:51 PT: FoM Dan what is Bush going to do about Russia now? Honestly, I have no idea. I don't know if he has even considered Russia at this point. The last I heard on the subject is the article I read which said that Russia made a $40 billion economic pact with Iraq (see the link below).If I read anything else, I'll keep you posted. Dan B Russia makes $40 billion economic pact with Iraq [ Post Comment ] Comment #28 posted by FoM on August 19, 2002 at 22:10:13 PT Nuevo Mexican That's why we have noses! My husband is a Cancer ( don't like that name) I forgot to mention. [ Post Comment ] Comment #27 posted by Nuevo Mexican on August 19, 2002 at 21:51:06 PT Cannabis is my favorite... then Lavender, then sage, I use them all, incense too, as they create positive responses in our brains, based on thousands of years of evolution. Everytime I go to a concert and see the reaction of thousands to the smell of cannabis alone, it warms my heart, as it is instinctive for humans to use cannabis, and all herb bearing fruits, first page of the Bible, just ask GCW!Peace! [ Post Comment ] Comment #26 posted by FoM on August 19, 2002 at 19:46:25 PT Nuevo Mexican and The GCW Thanks for the advice. My headaches gone. I had Hep B and don't like to take even aspirin if I can avoid it but I know your right that excedrin works. Nuevo Mexican are you into aromatherapy? I buy oils all the time. Basic ones though. Lavender and Eucalyptus and Tea Tree. I use lemon and there is one oil that is great for easing depression called Bergamot. http://www.naturaessentials.com/ne_puressentailoils.html [ Post Comment ] Comment #25 posted by Nuevo Mexican on August 19, 2002 at 19:32:34 PT Cure for headaches: FOM and anybody that suffers from headaches, take your right hand and massage the pressure point on your left hand, between the thumb and first finger, when you squeeze it, it will hurt in equal to your headache. Massage for 10 seconds on, 10 seconds off, then switch hands,its even better if your husband does it for you, until your headache is gone. This works, as I've relieved thousands. Water is also important, as it is natures finest elixer and you are a water sign to boot! Being ruled by Mars and Pluto, your system runs hot anyway, like a radiator that needs refilling, (my wife as well). Hope your headache is a thing of the past by the time you get this! It's acupressure! What sign is your husband, Sagitarius? Just wonderin! [ Post Comment ] Comment #24 posted by The GCW on August 19, 2002 at 16:34:01 PT Zero G & FoM I copied the article from the paper, down at #14.Excedrine, works for Me.It has caffeinYou know what caffein is good for?Caffein withdrawl.But it helps get rid of headaches.I used to grow up with etrocious migranes that made me regularily barf...I don't know if it's My diet, including the vapors... but they don't haunt Me anymore. [ Post Comment ] Comment #23 posted by FoM on August 19, 2002 at 09:51:52 PT goneposthole and Dan I feel much better today. Thanks, I'll drink more water. I'm not good about drinking water. I put pure essential oil of eucalyptus on cotton balls and put them in my pillow case and the headache went away. The mold is so bad around here. It's been raining off and on for a day or two but the ground is so parched it doesn't even get into the ground. I don't see many birds around here anymore. It is strange. Dan what is Bush going to do about Russia now? [ Post Comment ] Comment #22 posted by Zero_G on August 19, 2002 at 09:02:35 PT FoM Thanks so much. [ Post Comment ] Comment #21 posted by FoM on August 19, 2002 at 08:49:15 PT Zero_G The GCW said he read it in his local paper. Have a great time at The Burning Man. I have seen it on tv before and it looks really interesting. [ Post Comment ] Comment #20 posted by Zero_G on August 19, 2002 at 08:37:48 PT In Such an Ugly Time... "Ah, but in such an ugly time, the true protest is beauty" -- Phil OchsWhere did you hear we started bombing Iraq? -- FoM The so called "No fly zones", established after the "Mother of all battles" in Iraq, during the Bush I regime, have been patrolled and regularly attacked, with little notice in the press, ever since the "end" of the conflict...The war in Iraq has never ended. When combined with the sanctions regime, the cost in civilian humanitarian terms is almost unfathomable.Even so, we must speak out against the the coming "War on Iraq", while I argue that it is, in reality, merely an escalation.We need to create beauty, love, community and compassion, as well as vigorous opposition to the forces of totalitarianism and fascism.And, I need to recharge my batteries.I'm getting ready to go to Burning Man. If you don't hear from me in the next couple of days, I'll be back Sept. 4.Anyone else going? [ Post Comment ] Comment #19 posted by goneposthole on August 19, 2002 at 06:43:01 PT Bad Headache FoM, drink more water. [ Post Comment ] Comment #18 posted by Dan B on August 19, 2002 at 06:35:34 PT Agreed, FoM You are right that it's not wise to take on Iraq--especially since they just signed a $40 billion economic pact with Russia, and you know that nuclear country is going to protect its investment. Bush is not just stupid, he is also maniacal, totalitarian, dictatorial, and a disgrace to not just America and Americans, but all of humanity. He and his administration are the cause of about 90% of the world's strife today (of course, we can't let all of his predecessors off the hook either, but I am speaking of his policies today, whether they are continuations of past policies or new ones).That's about all I can say right now, as the Imperial forces are likely monitoring us, and I'd hate to be arrested as an "enemy combatant" for my dissident views.Dan B [ Post Comment ] Comment #17 posted by whatever on August 18, 2002 at 22:24:11 PT Ethan Russo MD...... Me and my wife are both in the health care industry and was wondering if there would be any seminars happening in the future of this nature in Southern Cali? Specifically San Diego. [ Post Comment ] Comment #16 posted by ekim on August 18, 2002 at 19:23:01 PT will go to Hospice and cancer center anymore suggestions--ej [ Post Comment ] Comment #15 posted by FoM on August 18, 2002 at 18:40:13 PT Thanks The GCW I didn't know that and I will pay closer attention to the news tomorrow when I'm looking for news for here. I really don't think it's wise to take on Iraq but that's just me. [ Post Comment ] Comment #14 posted by The GCW on August 18, 2002 at 18:28:25 PT The article is from My locale paper on Fri. p. A14Coalition planes strike Iraq air defense, U.S. military says.Washington --- Aircraft from the U.S.-British coalition patroling southern Iraq bombed two Iraqi air defense sites, the U.S. Central Command said. The attack on Wednesday with precision-guided weapons at about 5 p.m. EDT was a response to Iraqi actions threatening coalitions planes patroling the southern no fly zone, a Central Command statement said. In Iraq, an unidentified military spokesman said four civilians were injured in the attacks, the official Iraqi News Agency reported Thursday."The evil U.S. and British warplanes attacked residential areas and servise installations in Wasit and Missan provinces... Wednesday night," the spokesman said, according to the agency. [ Post Comment ] Comment #13 posted by FoM on August 18, 2002 at 17:41:47 PT The GCW I haven't had the news on today very much. I have a bad headache from all this heat and humidity and have been watching non news channels today. Where did you hear we started bombing Iraq? I sure hope not. [ Post Comment ] Comment #12 posted by The GCW on August 18, 2002 at 17:22:11 PT Bush is a bad bad dude. The same people that oppose the, Symposium on Cannabinoids in Pain Management are the same ones who want to kill through out the plantet.They are the same people that have not told Us about the mass graves in Afghanistan, that they have known about, the whole year of 2002.Perhaps the public relations firm aquired to convince American citizens We should resume bombing in Iraq, would get more support to kill in Iraq if they did not know about the mass graves, that My country is implicated in.And now, I thought I read, they have already started bombing in Iraq.Perhaps Bush needs to bomb the banks in the area, that contain evidence of the Bush empire, using its money to help fund 911. [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by The GCW on August 18, 2002 at 11:20:47 PT p4me---- WOW! Im posting this on Colombia May Exempt U.S. Troops, down a few stories... where it is further related...Wow. [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by VitaminT on August 18, 2002 at 11:11:08 PT Indy - If you're out there Here are links to a couple of Tests that assess your political views relative to Libertarian thought. Each can be taken with a grain of salt but you may find the results surprising. I did, enjoy!The first is more thorough and takes about 5 or 10 minutes. Results are given as a numerical score at the end with a brief explaination. (My score: 51) http://www.bcaplan.com/cgi/purity.cgiThe second will appeal to your desire for instant gratification, and at the end graphically displays your position in the overall political scheme of things. (My score Left-leaning Libertarian) http://www.self-gov.org/quiz.html [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by FoM on August 18, 2002 at 10:20:04 PT The GCW I was raised Catholic and got this definition.Type and shadow of could be.http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10275b.htm [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by p4me on August 18, 2002 at 10:18:16 PT Very important Newsweek Press Release I submit this as relevant because it is an indication that the Evil Empire is really Evil. This press release came at 10:27AM Eastern and concerns hundreds of captured Afgans being shipped in sealed cargo containers and thusly killed: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020818/nysu002a_1.htmlHere are a few copied paragraphs: "Newsweek Cover Special Report: 'The War Crimes of Afghanistan' America's Afghan Allies Asphyxiated Hundreds of Surrendering Taliban Prisoners En Route to Jail, Transporting Them in Sealed Cargo Containers; Bodies Buried in Mass Grave ---- Witnesses Say U.S. Special Forces Were in The Area at the Time the Cargo Containers Were Delivered; But DOD Statement Says: 'No U.S. Troops Were Present Anywhere Near That Site in November' ---- Confidential U.N. Memo Says Mass Grave Findings Warrant 'Full-Fledged Criminal Investigation,' But Also Says Case is 'Politically Sensitive' and Probe Should Be Temporarily Halted ---- 'They Opened the Doors and the Dead Bodies Spilled Out Like Fish,' Says One Container Driver. 'All Their Clothes Were Ripped and Wet'""NEW YORK, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Last November, America's Afghan allies asphyxiated hundreds of surrendering Taliban prisoners by transporting them in sealed cargo containers en route to a prison in Northern Afghanistan and they buried them in a mass grave, according to reports by human rights organizations and eyewitness accounts. Newsweek's extensive inquiries of prisoners, truckdrivers, Afghan militiamen and local villagers, including interviews with survivors who licked and chewed each other's skin to stay alive, suggest also that many hundreds of people died. And while nothing that Newsweek learned suggests that American forces had advance knowledge of the killings, witnessed the prisoners being stuffed into the unventilated trucks, or were in a position to prevent that, they were in the area of the prison at the time the containers were delivered, although probably not when they were opened, report National Security Correspondent John Barry, Special Correspondent Babak Dehghanpisheh, and Diplomatic Correspondent Roy Gutman in the Aug. 26 issue (on newsstands Mon., Aug. 19)."1,2 [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by The GCW on August 18, 2002 at 10:13:45 PT Archangel named Michael? Urantia. Isn't the Archangel named Michael, Christ Himself? PART III - THE HISTORY OF URANTIA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 1308 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------PAPER 119 - THE BESTOWALS OF CHRIST MICHAEL (which I have not yet read and studied, since I started on Pt.IV) http://www.urantia.org/papers/paper119.htmlPART IV - THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS PAPER 120 - THE BESTOWAL OF MICHAEL ON URANTIA http://www.urantia.org/papers/paper120.htmlPAPER 121 - THE TIMES OF MICHAEL'S BESTOWAL http://www.urantia.org/papers/paper121.html [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by FoM on August 18, 2002 at 09:57:57 PT Michael You have a really cool name not that el-toonces isn't but I love the name Michael. There was an Archangel named Michael. Remember? I do. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by Michael Segesta on August 18, 2002 at 09:54:51 PT: Making arrangements...... Ethan and FoM --Thanks for the info! I have been busy forwarding it all the pain docs I know around here (and some elsewhere) and am also trying to get it to some of patient advocacy groups on pain. I think that's another area where the patients had to lead the charge. I'm also making arrangements to attend but it could be tough as DPA is doing their "Breaking the Chains: Race and the Drug War" thing in L.A. Sept. 26-28th.Mike (a/k/a "el_toonces) [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by p4me on August 18, 2002 at 09:45:33 PT Coffeeshop for Belfast My understanding that I got from Richard Cowan's commentary is that Ireland is not a signatory to the 1961 UN Single Convention theory that makes this news of a coffeeshop for Dublin all the more important: http://www.sundaylife.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=3255591,2 [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by The GCW on August 18, 2002 at 09:38:38 PT The biggest little city in the world. Ooh la la. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by FoM on August 18, 2002 at 09:29:41 PT And Thank You Dr. Russo! It is a remarkable electronic community. I wish you great success at the Symposium! [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Ethan Russo MD on August 18, 2002 at 09:21:55 PT: Thank You Thanks for the link, FoM. You have nicely put some important information onto one page.I would again appreciate everyone's assistance in forwarding this item to interested parties, especially health care professionals that would like to know more about clinical cannabis. The American Academy of Pain Management has provided us a large hall, and it would be superb to fill it with an enthusiastic audience.I am so pleased to be part of this electronic community! [ Post Comment ] Post Comment