Kannatalim, which is a merge of the Maltese words kannabis (cannabis) and taghlim (education), was an initiative created by Dr Andrew Agius in 2017 to educate the public on the endocannabinoid system and on the use of cannabis as medicine.
Since the endocannabinoid system was discovered in the early 1990s and cannabis was a prohibited drug until recently, this very important piece of medical knowledge was missing from most medical curricula. These workshops are aimed to help patients and professionals understand the physiology of the endocannabinoid system and how cannabis interacts with the body to produce a therapeutic effect.