Positive Marijuana Research Database
The theory of clinical endocannabinoid deficiency was published in 2001. It was based on the concept that many brain disorders are associated with neurotransmitter deficiencies, and that a similar scenario could be at play in the endocannabinoid system, which would then manifest as certain disorders. The endocannabinoid system was named after the cannabis (marijuana) plant, […]
It has been questioned if cannabis (marijuana) users have any impairment in healing following traumatic injury. This study used a retrospective chart review over a 2 year period from a Level I trauma center on patients having a toxicology report and a Injury Severity Score of more than 16. Differences in presenting characteristics, hospital length […]
Patients with spinal cord injury experience severe bone loss below the level of spinal injury. The aim of this study was to determine if one of the non-psychoactive components (CBD) of marijuana would have a positive effect. Adult male rats with a surgical cutting of the spinal cord were treated for 14 consecutive days with […]
The healing properties of plants have been used by humans for centuries, and cannabis sativa (marijuana) is one of the oldest ever used for medicinal purposes. In contrast to the whole plant or its extracts, medicinal products which only contain THC have been found to lack effectiveness and lead to unbearable side effects. The authors […]
Reports of the use of extracts from the cannabis (marijuana) plant being applied topically to open cutaneous wounds, for the purposes of promoting wound healing and relieving wound-related pain, date back to antiquity. Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare inflammatory neutrophilic skin disease, that classically presents as cutaneous ulcerations which most commonly occur on the […]