Cannabis for Parkinson’s disease Excerpt from “Prescribed Grass” (2009) Cannabis (Medical Marijuana) Treatment for Motor and Non–Motor Symptoms of Parkinson Disease: An Open-Label Observational Study Itay Lotan, MD, Therese A. Treves, MD, Yaniv Roditi, MD, and Ruth Djaldetti, MD Clinical Neuropharmacology • Volume 37, Number 2, March/April 2014 In Israel, marijuana was legalized for medical…
In Israel, a certified “marijuana instructor” named Zach Klein has administered marijuana to dozens of demented nursing home patients with startling improvements in some, including one with Parkinson’s disease who signed his name for the first time in years.
Zach Klein Summery of the Talk – Cannabis use in a nursing home setting Cannabis, as a whole plant material, is prescribed under strict regulation in Israel for a few indications and as a last line of treatment. “Hadarim” is a state run 36 bed skilled nursing facility. Patients admitted have difficulties coping with the…
