The International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines (IACM), formerly known as the ''International Association for Cannabis as a Medicine'', is a non-profitscientific society founded in Cologne in 2000 and dedicated to the advancement of knowledge of cannabis and cannabinoid medicines among
medical professionals
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. IACM is one of the few global non-profit medical societies or associations related to cannabis and Cannabinoids, along with the
Society of Cannabis Clinicians
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and the
International Cannabinoid Research Society
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History
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'').
The chairmanship of the board of IACM has been held by different researchers along the years:
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(2005–2007)
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Kirsten Müller-Vahl
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Mark Ware
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(2015–2017)
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(2017–2019)
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Kirsten Müller-Vahl
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Kirsten is a female given name. It is a Scandinavian form of the names Christina and Christine.Manuel Guzmán
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medical cannabis
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suggesting that cannabinoids may have antiviral or antibacterial effects.
Publications
IACM publishes a bi-weekly Bulletin in various languages.
Between 2001 and 2004, IACM edited the scholarly ''Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics'' published by Haworth Press. Since 2019, IACM has been one of the official societies of the journal ''Cannabis and Cannabis Research'' published by Mary Ann Liebert''.''
IACM only conducted one own clinical study: a cross-sectional survey completed by 953 participants from 31 countries about their methods of administration of
medical cannabis
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Conferences
Starting in 2001 in Berlin, the IACM has been holding biannual scientific conferences in Cologne in 2003, Leiden in 2015, Cologne in 2007 and 2009, Bonn in 2011, Cologne in 2013, Sestri Levante in 2015, Cologne in 2017, Berlin in 2019, and the 20th anniversary conference of 2020 planned to be held in Mexico City took place online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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." In 2014, IACM former chairman and board member Prof. Raphael Mechoulam was given a special award.
Patient Council
IACM has had patient representatives since 2001, elected as members of the
Board of Directors
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of the organization. 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. 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.