{"id":2306,"date":"2017-11-29T21:40:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T21:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalmarijuanainc.com\/?p=33059"},"modified":"2017-11-29T21:40:51","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T21:40:51","slug":"hempmeds-travels-colombia-2nd-annual-international-cannabis-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2017\/11\/29\/hempmeds-travels-colombia-2nd-annual-international-cannabis-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"HempMeds\u00ae Travels to Colombia for 2nd Annual International Cannabis Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"
Medical Marijuana, Inc. subsidiary a Gold Sponsor of Expo Mede Weed medical cannabis conference.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Held in Medell\u00edn, Colombia, from November 24-27, <\/span>EXPO MEDE Weed<\/span><\/a> is a premier international medical cannabis event hosted yearly to promote the knowledge and culture of the cannabis industry. This year\u2019s event was held in the beautiful Orquideorama Botanical Gardens, creating a stunning setting for the promotion of the benefits of medical cannabis.<\/span><\/p>\n The annual event gathers doctors, patients, researchers, and business professionals to: <\/span><\/p>\n At this year\u2019s event, Medical Marijuana, Inc. portfolio company <\/span>HempMeds<\/span>\u00ae<\/span><\/a> participated as a Gold Sponsor and hosted a booth where HempMeds<\/span>\u00ae<\/span> representatives demonstrated the company\u2019s line of CBD hemp oil products and answered questions. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are proud to sponsor this global event and speak with an international audience about our products and the benefits of CBD,\u201d said Dr. Stuart Titus, CEO of Medical Marijuana, Inc. \u201cWe are working to bring HempMeds<\/span>\u00ae<\/span> to Colombia in 2018.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In 2015, president Juan Manuel Santos signed legislation allowing cannabis derivatives for medical uses. It is legal to grow, process, and sell products created using cannabis (hemp) plants containing less than 1% THC. Cannabis plants with more than 1% THC are regulated separately and restricted more heavily than low-THC hemp products. <\/span><\/p>\n Executives from the Medical Marijuana, Inc. portfolio of companies joined dozens of speakers in speaking to the hundreds of patients and doctors present at the event, including: <\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Titus spoke about the science of cannabinoids, revealing information about the <\/span>endocannabinoid system<\/span><\/a>, how it is stimulated by cannabinoids, and how this can be used in healthcare. <\/span><\/p>\n Raul Elizalde, President of HempMeds<\/span>\u00ae<\/span> Mexico, shared his own experience as founder of Por Grace and stories of HempMeds<\/span>\u00ae<\/span>, previous success in international markets like Mexico, Brazil, and Paraguay. Raul recently spoke before a World Health Organization committee considering <\/span>international rescheduling of CBD<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n Respected physician Dr. Carlos Aguirre also spoke at the event. Dr. Aguirre became an international name in the medical cannabis field after he published the positive results of studies exploring the efficacy of CBD in the form of HempMeds<\/span>\u00ae<\/span>\u2018s RSHO-X\u2122 for conditions like <\/span>refractory epilepsy<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>tuberous sclerosis complex<\/span><\/a> (TSC). At EXPO MEDE Weed, Dr. Aguirre wrote what is believed to be the first ever prescription for RSHO-X\u2122 for a patient in Colombia for a young boy with Dravet Syndrome. <\/span><\/p>\n Events like the recent EXPO MEDE Weed in Colombia are integral in Medical Marijuana, Inc.\u2019s mission to bring access to CBD to people around the world. International divisions <\/span>HempMeds<\/span>\u00ae<\/span> Mexico<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>HempMeds<\/span>\u00ae<\/span> Brasil<\/span><\/a> were integral in the legalization of CBD oil in their respective countries and were first to legally import CBD products into both. <\/span><\/p>\n For more on HempMeds<\/span>\u00ae<\/span> and the rest of the Medical Marijuana, Inc. visit our news feed <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Medical Marijuana, Inc. subsidiary a Gold Sponsor of Expo Mede Weed medical cannabis conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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