Clinical data is arguably Israel's most important cannabis export. Veteran medical cannabis company, Tikun Olam, has new studies on cannabis safety and efficacy with older adults, for behavior disorders in dementia, and appetite stimulation for dialysis patients.
Share to twitterIsrael has recently been in the news after the government issued its long-delayed final approval of medical cannabis exports. Still, Israel’s most important cannabis export will arguably continue to be clinical data.
What’s absurd, she notes, is that in some places, opioid use is a disqualifying condition for medical cannabis use. On the contrary, she stresses, these are exactly the patients who should be given cannabis.Patients are now being recruited for another collaborative trial in the geriatric department at an Israeli hospital, investigating the use of cannabis for treating dementia patients with severe behavior disorders.
Extreme and sometimes violent behavior in individuals with dementia can make life miserable for themselves and their families, Dr. Hermush notes. But while the assumption is that cannabis would have a sedating effect on these patients, it actually seems to improve mental functioning as well. Dr. Hermush has seen patients who were completely non-communicative begin to engage with their family members after cannabis treatments.
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