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Cannabinoid Treatments: Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Investigators at the University of California at San Diego reported in 2008 that inhaled cannabis significantly reduced objective measures of pain intensity and spasticity in patients with MS in a placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. Investigators concluded that “smoked cannabis was superior to placebo in reducing spasticity and pain in patients with multiple sclerosis and provided some benefit beyond currently prescribed treatment.”
BBC NEWS: Cannabis effects on MS trialled
Patients are being recruited for a trial to determine whether chemicals in cannabis can slow the impact of multiple sclerosis. Evidence suggests the drug may relieve symptoms but the three-year national trial is also to determine whether it slows the disease's...
Multiple sclerosis changes man's outlook on marijuana
Today, at age 54, Timmons is mostly bedridden and rarely sees the outside of his Garland home. What he lacks in physical ability, however, he more than makes up for with his ardent support for legalizing marijuana for seriously ill people. In fact, he has become the...
National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Marijuana
Some people with MS report that smoking marijuana relieves several of their MS symptoms. However, for any therapy to be recognized as an effective treatment, this kind of subjective, anecdotal reporting needs to be supported by carefully gathered objective evidence of...
Marijuana Chemical May Slow Multiple Sclerosis
In lieu of curing a debilitating disease, the next best thing scientists can do is slow its progression and create better treatments. Armed with a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant, Temple researchers are studying more effective ways to treat multiple...
Smoking Pot Doesn't Harm Brain Function – UCSD Study
Los Angeles -- Smoking marijuana will certainly affect perception, but it does not cause permanent brain damage, researchers from the University of California at San Diego said on Friday in a study. "The findings were kind of a surprise. One might have expected to see...
If the Feds Get Their Way, Big Pharma Could Sell Pot – But Your Dime Bag Would Still Send You to Jail
We should be very wary about the DEA allowing regulation and marketing of pharmaceutical products containing plant-derived THC. "[M]arijuana has no scientifically proven medical value." So stated the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on page six of a...
Smoked cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain: a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND Chronic neuropathic pain affects 1%-2% of the adult population and is often refractory to standard pharmacologic treatment. Patients with chronic pain have reported using smoked cannabis to relieve pain, improve sleep and improve mood. METHODS: Adults with...
Cannabinoid System in Neuroprotection, Raphael Mechoulam PhD
Raphael Mechoulam PhD presents explanation of cannabinoid receptors. Why would our cells have receptors specifically intended to receive cannabinoids if we were not meant to be assimilated into the body?
This is an excellent video and focuses on the scientific data to support Raphael Mechoulam PhD assertions.
Montel Williams testifies before the Los Angeles City Council: Medical Marijuana and MS
Speaking on behalf of medical marijuana patients everywhere; Montel Williams faces the Los Angeles city council as the vote to regulate dispensaries. Worth mentioning... Montel talks about the effects of butane on people with nervous system disorders - as a result I...
Cannabis and THC Improve Bladder Function in MS and Spinal Cord Injury
Preliminary results of clinical research conducted in the UK and in Switzerland show that cannabis and THC are able to reduce hyperactivity of the bladder in patients with multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. The Swiss study conducted at the REHAB in Basel under...
Cannabis-Based Medicine Trial: Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity
A six-week, placebo-controlled clinical trial of an oral spray drug derived from whole cannabis plants (Sativex® -- GW Pharmaceuticals, Salisbury, UK) involving 189 individuals with multiple sclerosis showed positive changes in a self-reported measurement of...
Cannabis Use, Effect And Potential Therapy For Alzheimer's, MS and Parkinson's
ScienceDaily - Cannabis (marijuana) is the most widely produced plant-based illicit drug worldwide and the illegal drug most frequently used in Europe. Its use increased in almost all EU countries during the 1990s, in particular among young people, including school...