Similar studies are scheduled to begin in Canada later this year. This Friday, the American Academy of Pain Management will host a daylong seminar on the role of cannabis and pain management at its 12th Annual Clinical Meeting in Arlington, Virginia. Compounds in marijuana dramatically protect brain cells during acute head trauma, according to research findings published in this week's Journal of Neuroscience. He added that smoked marijuana likely also possesses the same neuroprotective properties. The company is currently evaluating several cannabis-based medicinal extracts in double blind, placebo controlled randomized trials to determine each strain's quality, safety and efficacy.
Trial subjects self-administer the extracts via a sublingual spray.
Guy said that all 41 patients have elected to continue using medicinal cannabis extracts long-term. GW is scheduled this fall to begin a series of large-scale Phase III trials in England and Canada on the efficacy of cannabinoids in the treatment of chronic pain. Assessing the Science Base. Possession of marijuana in New South Wales remains punishable by a fine and up to two years in jail. No Australian state currently has separate laws regulating marijuana for medical purposes.