Symposium

Clinical and Translational Nutrition

Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Clinical Indications and Role in Metabolism

Speaker(s)

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  Daniele Piomelli, PhD MD

  Director, UCI Center for the Study of Cannabis
  University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
  University of California, Irvine

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the basic pharmacology of cannabis and the cannabinoids
• Understand the basic functioning of the endocannabinoid system
• Understand the role of the endocannabinoid system in enregy balance and how the system is influenced by cannabis use