When the acceptance of medical cannabis goes mainstream, the pharmaceuticals landscape will face the most significant disruption of its existence. Due to the federal classification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, researching possible medical uses for the plant has been difficult. However, this has not stopped some companies from conducting their own research and clinical trials of cannabis medicines.
Our latest podcast interview features Dr. Ethan Russo, formerly Senior Medical Advisor to GW Pharmaceuticals, who participated in three clinical trials of the drug Sativex. Dr. Russo recently left GW Pharmaceuticals and can now speak publicly for the first time about his research: up until now, he could only be heard at expensive, exclusive conferences. He is now Medical Director at Phytecs, a company specializing in the production of cannabis-based treatments related to the endocannabinoid system. Everything that contemporary cannabis healers talk about in relation to cannabis as medicine is based on Dr. Russo's published research, including the power of cannabis terpenes, the Entourage Effect, and Endocannabinoid Deficiency.
In this interview, our host Shango Los asks Dr. Russo about Endocannabinoid Deficiency (ECD) and the potential for it to be treated by cannabis. All human beings have an endocannabinoid system, which, according to Russo, regulates nearly every aspect of physiology.
Endocannabinoid Deficiency is just coming into general awareness now as a cause behind several conditions including Migraines, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Phantom Limb Pain, Infantile colic, Glaucoma, PTSD, Bipolar disease and others. If cannabis becomes accepted by the mainstream medical community as a treatment for ECD and its associated conditions, the implications for the pharmaceuticals market would be staggering to say the least. Listen to the podcast or read the transcript below to learn about the science behind ECD and how cannabis can be used as a treatment.
Topics covered in this podcast:
https://www.ganjapreneur.com/topic/cbd/
https://www.ganjapreneur.com/topic/endocannabinoid-system/
https://www.ganjapreneur.com/topic/medicine/
https://www.ganjapreneur.com/topic/terpenes/
For a full transcript:
https://www.ganjapreneur.com/ethan-russo-endocannabinoid-deficiency-medical-cannabis/
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