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BootinUp

(48,897 posts)
Sat Jun 3, 2023, 01:06 PM Jun 2023

Cannabis-derived products have flooded the US market - two immunologists explain the medicinal benef

BootinUp notes that this is a scientific article, not something meant just for weed heads.
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Cannabis-derived products like delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC have flooded the US market – two immunologists explain the medicinal benefits and potential risks

Published: April 28, 2023 8.46am EDT


The rapid proliferation of cannabis products makes clear the need for the public to better understand what these compounds are derived from and what their true benefits and potential risks may be.

We are immunologists who have been studying the effects of marijuana cannabinoids on inflammation and cancer for more than two decades.

We see great promise in these products in medical applications. But we also have concerns about the fact that there are still many unknowns about their safety and their psychoactive properties.


The National Academy of Sciences has reported that cannabis is effective in alleviating chronic pain in adults and for improving muscle stiffness in patients with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease. That report also suggested that cannabis may help sleep outcomes and fibromyalgia, a medical condition in which patients complain of fatigue and pain throughout the body. In fact, a combination of delta-9 THC and CBD has been used to treat muscle stiffness and spasms in multiple sclerosis. This medicine, called Sativex, is approved in many countries but not yet in the U.S.



Much more in the full article at The Conversation
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Cannabis-derived products have flooded the US market - two immunologists explain the medicinal benef (Original Post) BootinUp Jun 2023 OP
Have struggled with undefined inflammation for decades. Came on when I had Lyme disease PortTack Jun 2023 #1
Good! nt BootinUp Jun 2023 #2
I wish it would help MuseRider Jun 2023 #3
I'm looking forward to having that anti spasmodic approved Warpy Jun 2023 #4
One of the most The Wizard Jun 2023 #5

PortTack

(34,468 posts)
1. Have struggled with undefined inflammation for decades. Came on when I had Lyme disease
Sat Jun 3, 2023, 01:12 PM
Jun 2023

I manage it really well, but have to be very careful when it comes to any medications, herbal or allopathic. Cannabis and CBD have been really helpful.

MuseRider

(34,346 posts)
3. I wish it would help
Sat Jun 3, 2023, 01:50 PM
Jun 2023

but I am tired of sending articles about the benefits to the Clod Heads in the Kansas Legislature.

"EVIL Weed" has no place in Kansas. There is not a good use for it in medicine just a bunch of Stoner Head doctors.

Buncha Meat Heads. I am really surprised they have not started in calling all of us who want this in our state, even if it is just medicinal, Dirty Hippies like they used to.

Warpy

(113,130 posts)
4. I'm looking forward to having that anti spasmodic approved
Sat Jun 3, 2023, 02:34 PM
Jun 2023

because I can't take anti cholinergics and the rest are too sedating.

Funny, everybody I know who's my age is munching the CBD products, they really help with the discomforts of old age. It's legal to mail order them, they have barely detectable THC levels and don't alert the bluenoses or the DEA.



The Wizard

(12,831 posts)
5. One of the most
Sat Jun 3, 2023, 03:19 PM
Jun 2023

effective remedies for PTSD, with few negative side effects. If the federal prohibition is removed many vets with PTSD would get much needed relief.

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