Medicinal CannabisShelly Van Winkle RN

Member, American Cannabis Nurses Association

April 8, 2015

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Shelly Van Winkle, RN

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With Eli, Changes

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Endocannabinoid System, or ECS

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Cannadinoids & Compounds

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Cannadinoids & Compounds

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Importance of Whole PlantMedicine, Cannabinoids

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A Guide to Cannabinoids

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Research

Over 33 published controlled clinical trials showed significant benefit. Placebo-controlled trials proving efficacy in treating pain, MS, PTSD, HIV neuropathy, Anorexia, Epilepsy, Leukemia, Brain cancer, Crohn's disease, Parkinson's disease.

University of California established the Center for Medical Cannabis Research (CMCR)

University of Mississippi grows cannabis for researchers, but very difficult to gain approval.

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Treatment Guide

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Treatment Guide

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Cancer

1983 Linn Pierson Theraputic Research: THC superior to Dronabinol (synthetic THC)

Studies: cannabis has palliative effects in cancer patients by preventing nausea, vomiting and pain and by stimulating appetite

Anti-Tumor: promotion of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in tumors and by arresting angiogenesis (increased blood vessel production)

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HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Anorexia

2009 study: significant percentage of those with HIV/AIDS find cannabis effective for anxiety, depression, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, and peripheral neuropathy.

Neuropathic pain. 1/3 HIV sufferers experience it.

Hepatitis C virus: Organization to Achieve Solutions in Substance-Abuse (OASIS) found that “modest cannabis use may offer symptomatic and virological benefit to some patients undergoing HCV treatment by helping them maintain adherence to the challenging medication regimen.”

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Chronic Pain

Prescription epidemic: prescriptions for addictive opioid painkillers like OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodin have increased by 300 percent in the last decade. Deaths from overdose are up 400 percent since 1999.

States with medical cannabis programs for chronic pain and other conditions have a 25 percent lower rate of deaths from opioid drug overdose.

Opiates = severe side effects. Cannabis LESS addictive.

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Alzheimer’s

Cannabidiol (CBD) a combination of neuroprotective, anti-oxidative and anti-apoptotic effects by inhibiting the release of the toxic beta-amyloid peptide.

THC reduced the agitation common to Alzheimer's sufferers.

THC is also proven effective in combating anorexia or wasting syndrome, a common problem for people with Alzheimer's disease.

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PTSD

Study in Neuropsychopharmacology: synthetic cannabinoids to rats after a traumatic event

can prevent behavioral and physiological symptoms of PTSD by triggering changes in brain centers associated with the formation and holding of traumatic memories.

University of Arizona: large clinical trial just begun

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Multiple Sclerosis and Movement disorders

96% of Canadians living with MS believe cannabis is therapeutically useful for relief of chronic pain, spasticity, and depression

Numerous studies have reported improvement in tremor, sexual dysfunction, bowel and bladder dysfunctions, vision dimness, dysfunctions of walking and balance (ataxia), and memory loss, as well as pain and spasticity.

Sativex

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23 States + DC

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23 States + DC

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Qualifying Conditions

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Iowa’s Real NeedIowa’s Real Faces

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Thank YouAny questions?