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Podcast: Grassroots Marketing
Episode: Where We Are And Where We're Going, with Ethan Russo MD
Description: We spoke with US-based neurologist Ethan Russo MD, Director of Research and Development at the International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute, at the 2019 IACM Cannabinoids in Medicine conference in Berlin, Germany. Dr. Russo outlined challenges for conducting clinical trials of cannabis for the various medical conditions that are already supported by subtantial evidence warranting further studies. He explained the problem of getting funding and approvals for clinical trials. Dr Russo described the impact of increased placebo-responses over the past decades, and that subjects may see through blinding if they feel intoxicated, but notes the existence of a sweet-spot where symptoms can...