National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Marijuana

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...
Cannabinoids As Cancer Hope

Cannabinoids As Cancer Hope

“Cannabinoids possess … anticancer activity [and may] possibly represent a new class of anti-cancer drugs that retard cancer growth, inhibit angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels) and the metastatic spreading of cancer cells.” So concludes a...
Cannabinoid Research: Chronic Pain

Cannabinoid Research: Chronic Pain

As many as one in five Americans lives with chronic pain. Many of these people suffer from neuropathic pain (nerve-related pain) — a condition that is associated with numerous diseases, including diabetes, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and HIV. In most cases, the...
Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®)

Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®)

Laboratory/Animal/Preclinical Studies Antitumor Effects Appetite Stimulation Analgesia Cannabinoids are a group of 21-carbon–containing terpenophenolic compounds produced uniquely by Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica species.[1,2] These plant-derived compounds may...
Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®)

Turned-Off Cannabinoid Receptor Turns on Colorectal Tumor Growth

Researchers find CB1 suppresses tumors, a new potential path for treatment & prevention New preclinical research shows that cannabinoid cell surface receptor CB1 plays a tumor-suppressing role in human colorectal cancer, scientists report in the Aug. 1 edition of...