Medical marijuana: ways cannabis might be good for you

It’s been a long time coming but we’re finally investigating (scientifically) the medicinal properties of a drug that’s been used for millennia — marijuana.

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CrazyNeutrino said:

Medical marijuana: ways cannabis might be good for you

It’s been a long time coming but we’re finally investigating (scientifically) the medicinal properties of a drug that’s been used for millennia — marijuana.

More…

I know it’s presented as “new” in the link, but a search on Google scholar for “THC cannabis” yields 45,900 scientific papers. These scientific papers go back at least as far as the year 1877.

mollwollfumble said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

Medical marijuana: ways cannabis might be good for you

It’s been a long time coming but we’re finally investigating (scientifically) the medicinal properties of a drug that’s been used for millennia — marijuana.

More…

I know it’s presented as “new” in the link, but a search on Google scholar for “THC cannabis” yields 45,900 scientific papers. These scientific papers go back at least as far as the year 1877.

There are 85 other cannabinoids in Cannabis, not just THC.

They are researching the other 85 cannabinoids

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, contains over 500 natural compounds. Cannabinoids make up at least 85 of those compounds. While some cannabinoids are psychoactive, others are not. Out of the 85 cannabinoids, two stand out: tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol CBD).

It might be that instead of one cannabinoid “Cannabidiol” helping with epilepsy, Alzheimer’s Disease and Pain reduction, it might be a group of them working together.

Cannabis is also helping people with PTSD

I have aspergers and it is helping me with reducing anger, reducing ruminating thoughts, taking away suicidal thoughts.

When they get around to it, it might help people with severe depression as well.

When they do a study on 100 people with severe depression and these people report that they feel better etc

I wont be surprised.

CrazyNeutrino said:

When they do a study on 100 people with severe depression and these people report that they feel better etc

I wont be surprised.

They will have to be careful, those with schizophrenia will have to be screened out etc

> There are 85 other cannabinoids in Cannabis, not just THC.

That’s 106,000 scientific papers.

Low THC cannabis has been in development for medical purposes for many years.

Early medical research (prior to the year 1900) on medical marijuana included investigation into use as a tumour suppressant, cure for tourette syndrome, tetanus, treatment for typhoid, dipsomania, hip joint disease etc.

But they’re right in that it’s difficult to conduct peer reviewed scientific research into illegal substances.

CrazyNeutrino said:

It’s been a long time coming but we’re finally investigating (scientifically) the medicinal properties of a drug that’s been used for millennia — marijuana.

??

There have been hundreds of studies on the medicinal properties of cannabis.

What a weird thing to say.

dv said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

It’s been a long time coming but we’re finally investigating (scientifically) the medicinal properties of a drug that’s been used for millennia — marijuana.

??

There have been hundreds of studies on the medicinal properties of cannabis.

What a weird thing to say.

and they have all occurred relatively recently in the at least 15,000 years of known human use. The the term a long time coming, has great relevance.