Table 8.

Technology areas found in medical cannabis patent survey

IPC	Subject	Number of patent documents
A61K31	Medicinal preparations	100
A61K36	Medicinal preparations form undetermined veg. matter or traditional herbs	78
A61K45	Medical, dental preparations bandages dressings	33
A61K9	Medical, dental preparations in special form	35
A61P17	Dermatological	19
A61P35	Cancer, antineoplastic	17
A61K8	Cosmetic, skin care	13
A61P25	Disorders of the nervous system	78
A61P29	Anti-inflammatory, analgesic	21
A61K47	Medicinal form, carriers	35