International Association for Cannabis as a Medicine
Historyedit
The IACM was founded in 2000 as the International Association for Cannabis as a Medicine by a group of members of the German Association for Cannabis as Medicine (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Cannabis als Medizin).[3]
The chairmanship of the board of IACM has been held by different researchers along the years:[6]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of IACM issued a statement saying that "there is no evidence that individual cannabinoids [...] or cannabis preparations protect against infection with the SARS-CoV2 virus or could be used to treat COVID-19"[15][16] while mentioning that the IACM-Bulletin reported on several occasions on laboratory studies suggesting that cannabinoids may have antiviral or antibacterial effects.
Publicationsedit
IACM publishes a bi-weekly Bulletin in various languages.[17]
Between 2001 and 2004, IACM edited[18] the scholarlyJournal of Cannabis Therapeutics[19][20] published by Haworth Press. Since 2019,[3][21] IACM has been one of the official societies of the journal Cannabis and Cannabis Research published by Mary Ann Liebert.
The association gives the IACM Awards to "outstanding clinicians and scientists for their major contributions to cannabinoid research and/or to the re-introduction of cannabis into modern medicine."[3] In 2014, IACM former chairman and board member Prof. Raphael Mechoulam was given a special award.[citation needed]
Patient Counciledit
IACM has had patient representatives since 2001, elected as members of the Board of Directors of the organization.[27] In 2019, IACM created the IACM Patient Council, launched in 2022, whose purpose is to bring together groups of medical patient using cannabis and cannabinoids, in order for them to share their experience.[28][29] The statutory articles of IACM describe the Patient Council as follows:
The IACM Patient Council consists of patients, caregivers of patients and nominees from IACM Partner Organisations, who want to support the work of the IACM. The number of members may be limited by the Board of Directors. Members counsel the board with regard to patient issues. Members of the IACM Patient Council may organize their own activities within the framework of the IACM and its conferences.[2][30]
^A Medical Society is a specific type of trade association for medical professionals.
Referencesedit
^"Medical marijuana is legal for PTSD in Israel, but good luck getting it". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^ ab"International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines Statutory Articles as resolved at the foundation meeting on 11th March 2000, revised at the General Meetings on 16th September 2000, 25th of October 2001, 5th of October 2007, 2nd October 2009, 18th September 2015 and 2nd November 2019" (PDF).
^ abcdefGrotenhermen, Franjo; Müller-Vahl, Kirsten R. (2020-10-23). "Two Decades of the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines: 20 Years of Supporting Research and Activities Toward the Medicinal Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids". Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 6 (2): 82–87. doi:10.1089/can.2020.0044. ISSN 2578-5125. PMC8064956. PMID 33912675.
^Takakuwa, Kevin M. (2020-05-01). "A history of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians and its contributions and impact on the US medical cannabis movement". International Journal of Drug Policy. 79: 102749. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102749. ISSN 0955-3959. PMID 32289591. S2CID 215771647.
^"Η Δρ. Γκόλντσταϊν πιστεύει ότι η ιατρική κάνναβη μπορεί να αντικαταστήσει πολλά φάρμακα | LiFO". www.lifo.gr (in Greek). 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^"International Association for Cannabis as Medicine, About us, Board of Directors". www.cannabis-med.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^Kersgaard, Scot (2011-06-23). "The Cash Hyde story: One of the youngest medical marijuana patients is thriving". The Colorado Independent. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence Fortieth report [WHO Technical Report Series No. 1013](PDF). Geneva: World Health Organization. 2018. p. 6.
^"40th WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence: Meeting agenda" (PDF). World Health Organization. 4 June 2018.
^"Statement "Towards science-based scheduling of cannabis sativa and other controlled herbal medicines" [E/CN.7/2020/NGO/8] submitted by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council". United Nations Documents.
^"Decision 63/17: Deletion of cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol". Commission on Narcotic Drugs Report on the reconvened sixty-third session (2–4 December 2020) – Economic and Social Council Official Records, 2020 Supplement No. 8A [E/CN.7/2020/15/Add.1]. New-York: United Nations. 2020. p. 5.
^"The International Drug Control Conventions Schedules of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol, as at 22 January 2021 [ST/CND/1/Add.1/Rev.7]". United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs. 22 January 2021.
^"UN commission reclassifies cannabis, yet still considered harmful". UN News. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^Kwai, Isabella (2020-12-02). "U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^Müller-Vahl, Kirsten; Grotenhermen, Franjo (25 March 2020). "IACM: Statement of the Board on current corona virus pandemic and the use of cannabinoids". www.cannabis-med.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^Barnes, Mike (2020-05-07). "Navigating COVID-19 in the Cannabis industry in the UK". Cannabis Industry Journal. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^"Handbook of Cannabis Therapeutics: From Bench to Bedside - American Botanical Council". www.herbalgram.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^"Archives, Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics - International Association for Cannabis as Medicine". www.cannabis-med.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^"Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics". www.scimagojr.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^"Press release: International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines (IACM) Names Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research its Official Journal". Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^Hazekamp, Arno; Ware, Mark A.; Muller-Vahl, Kirsten R.; Abrams, Donald; Grotenhermen, Franjo (July 2013). "The medicinal use of cannabis and cannabinoids--an international cross-sectional survey on administration forms". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 45 (3): 199–210. doi:10.1080/02791072.2013.805976. ISSN 0279-1072. PMID 24175484. S2CID 6654922.
^Cheer, Joseph F.; Maccarrone, Mauro; Piomelli, Daniele (2016-01-14). "Seventh European Workshop on Cannabinoid Research and IACM Eighth Conference on Cannabinoids in Medicine". Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 1 (1): 54–58. doi:10.1089/can.2015.29001.jfc. ISSN 2578-5125. PMC5576601.
^Mikuriya, Beverly (20 October 2015). "The 2015 IACM Meeting | O'Shaughnessy's". O'Shaughnessy's. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^Rosner, Abbie. "A Conversation With Veteran Cannabis Activist Alice O'Leary Randall". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^ abGrotenhermen, Franjo; Müller-Vahl, Kirsten R. (2021-04-01). "Two Decades of the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines: 20 Years of Supporting Research and Activities Toward the Medicinal Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids". Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 6 (2): 82–87. doi:10.1089/can.2020.0044. ISSN 2578-5125. PMC8064956. PMID 33912675.
^WIID PR (2022). "Tweet from "Wiid_PR", We've got a new #logo for the IACM's Patient Council!". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
^International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines (2022-03-16). "IACM on LinkedIn: Today the IACM Patient Council had the opportunity to share their work and debate about the actual situation in UN - CND (United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs)". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
^IACM (2019). "General Meeting elects Kirsten Mueller-Vahl as new chairwoman and changes its statutes and membership fee structure". IACM-Bulletin. 2019-11-10.