Per chi fosse interessato ad approfondire quali siano le proprietà terapeutiche dei componenti presenti nella Cannabis, consigliamo la lettura di questa affascinante pubblicazione, redatta da uno dei maggiori scienziati e ricercatori attivi nello studio della Cannabis terapeutica: Ethan Russo.

Br J Pharmacol. 2011 Aug; 163(7): 1344–1364.

Taming THC: potential cannabis synergy and phytocannabinoid-terpenoid entourage effects

Ethan Russo si presenta con queste parole:

Specialties: Neurology – Pediatric Neurology – Cannabinoids – Endocannabinoid System (ECS) – Ethnobotany – Phytomedicine – Pharmaceutical Industry

My background is as a physician, board-certified in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, but I have always held a strong interest in medicinal plants, which I gradually incorporated into my practice and research endeavors, with the aim to bring cannabis-based and other botanical agents back into the mainstream of medicine.
After 20 years experience in clinical practice, I transitioned in 2003 into a full-time consultancy position with GW Pharmaceuticals, a British pharmaceutical company developing prescription pharmaceuticals from the cannabis plant, which I held for 11 years.
In 2015, I became Medical Director of PHYTECS, a company devoted to the research and development of medicines, supplements and lifestyle approaches to optimizing the function of the endocannabinoid system (ECS), the critical homeostatic regulatory mechanism of human physiology.