Franjo Grotenhermen

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Franz-Josef "Franjo" Grotenhermen (born July 5, 1957 in Robringhausen ) is a German doctor and author. He is best known as a scientific and medical advocate of the use of cannabis as a medicine .

Life

Franjo Grotenhermen studied medicine at the University of Cologne and in 1996 with summa cum laude to the Dr. med. PhD. Until his illness-related retirement in 1992, he worked as a doctor in the field of internal medicine , surgery and naturopathic treatment and today works in his practice in Steinheim primarily on the treatment of diseases with a focus on therapy with cannabis and cannabinoids . He is also a research assistant at the nova-Institut GmbH in Hürth in the renewable raw materials department, where he also deals with hemp as a medicinal product.

For several years, Grotenhermen has suffered from microangiopathy and a microcirculation disorder (small vessel disease), a malfunction of the endothelial cells that line the inner walls of the blood vessels, and thus from a reduced blood flow to the small blood vessels and organs. As a result of this disease, he suffers from ailments of his cardiovascular system with heart problems and a disorder of the orthostasis , which forces him to be largely bedridden.

Grotenhermen is the managing director of the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines (IACM) and co-founder and chairman of the German section Working Group on Cannabis as Medicine (ACM).

Publications (selection)

Franjo Grotenhermen is the author of a large number of articles and books on the therapeutic potential of the hemp plant and cannabinoids, their pharmacology and toxicology.

  • with Renate Huppertz: Hemp as medicine. Rediscovery of a medicinal plant. Haug, Heidelberg 1997, ISBN 3-7760-1617-5 .
  • Treat heart disease effectively. Midena, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-310-00750-2 .
  • with Michael Carus (ed.): Cannabis, street traffic and the world of work. Law, medicine, politics. Springer, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-540-42689-2 .
  • Cannabis and cannabinoids: pharmacology, toxicology, and therapeutic potential. Huber, Bern 2001, ISBN 3-456-83220-6 ; 2nd, completely revised edition 2004, ISBN 3-456-84105-1 .
  • Hemp as medicine. A practical guide to the use of cannabis and dronabinol. AT, Baden 2004, ISBN 3-85502-944-X ; Revised and updated new edition: Hemp as medicine. A practice-oriented guide. Nightshade, Solothurn 2015, ISBN 978-3-03788-285-6 .
  • with Britta Reckendrees: The treatment with cannabis and THC. Medical options, legal situation, prescriptions, practical tips. Nachtschatten, Solothurn 2006, ISBN 978-3-03788-147-7 ; 2nd, completely revised and expanded edition 2012, ISBN 978-3-03788-147-7 .
  • with Klaus Häußermann: Cannabis. Prescription aid for doctors. 2nd Edition. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart 2017. ISBN 978-3-8047-3759-4
  • with Klaus Häußermann, Eva Milz: Cannabis. Working aid for the pharmacy. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart 2017. ISBN 978-3-7692-6819-5

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.nova-institut.de/pdf/nr-referenz.pdf p. 17
  2. ↑ Call for donations by the ACM board for Dr. Franjo Grotenhermen on the website of the Cannabis as Medicine Working Group , accessed on April 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ About Us , Self-Presentation by the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines (IACM), accessed April 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ About us , self-presentation of the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Cannabis als Medizin” (ACM), accessed on April 8, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Grotenhermen, Franjo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grotenhermen, Franz-Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doctor, cannabis activist and author
DATE OF BIRTH 5th July 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Robringhausen