Selv blandt ikke-rygere er det almindeligt kendt, at nydelsen af cannabis, hash eller marihuana kan udløse ”the Munchies” og give anledning til et ædeflip med lyst til at tømme køleskabet for mad bagefter.
Det synes at være aktivstoffet THC, Tetrahydrocannabinol, der findes i cannabis, hash og marihuana, der binder sig til særlige signalmodtagere i hjernen – de såkaldte cannabinoide receptorer, CB1. Forbindelsen hæmmer et kemisk signal, der normalt fortæller os, at vi ikke skal spise, og derfor bliver vi sultne, når signalet hæmmes.
Det er formentlig den virkning af THC, der betyder at cannabis kan have en positiv effekt på patienter med manglende appetit eller andre spiseforstyrrelser.
I USA har The Nielsen Company konstateret en sammenhæng mellem legalisering af marihuana og øget omsætning af slik og snack-produkter.
Cannabis, marihuana eller hash er fortsat ulovligt på føderalt niveau i USA, men 11 delstater og Washington D.C. har tilladt marihuana til ”rekreativt brug”.
Nielsens data synes at vise at stater, der har legaliseret marihuana, kan notere en tydelig stigning i forbruget af hvad Nielsen kalder ”munchies” – slik, søde og salte snack-produkter.
Ifølge Nielsen skaber det store udviklingsmuligheder for det amerikanske marked for den amerikanske drikkevare- og fødevareindustri.
Data viser at både salget af søde og salte snacks I USA over de sidste 52 uger frem til slutningen af april 2019 er vokset til 29,9 milliarder dollars for salte snaks og 6,5 milliarder dollars for søde – med de største stigninger i stater, der har legaliseret marihuana.
2012 - Independent Professional
2003 - 2012 Minister Counsellor FAO at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark, Rome
2000 - 2003 Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Denmark
1995 - 2000 Director General, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Denmark
1991 - 1995 Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy Denmark
1990 - 1991 Chef du Cabinet, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1983 - 1990 Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1979 - 1983 Head of section, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1978 - 1979 Military Service, Representative of drafted army personel
1976 - 1978 National Bureau of Statstics Denmark
- Chair EU Working Party on FAO Coordination
- Chair of various Intra Ministerial Committees on Energy taxation
- Member of FAO Finance Committee
- Danish Representative to various missions to Eastern European countries, Burundi, Mozambique, Thailand and Cambodia.
- Head of Danish Negotiation Team for the Voluntary Guidelines to support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
- Head of Danish Negotiation Team for the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
- Responsible for Danish EU Presidency 1993, 2002 and 2012 regarding FAO matters.
- Head of Danish delegations to meetings in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Co-Chair of Budget Committee of the International treaty on Plant genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Co-Chair of Danish-India Commission on Bilateral Energy Cooperation
Head of Danish delegations to meeting in International Energy Cooperation (IEA, CEM, MEF ect)
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