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Marijuana-based Drugs
Cannabinoids that are nonpsychoactive are effective anti-inflammatory agents
March 31st, 2003
Cannabinoids that are nonpsychoactive are effective anti-inflammatory agents. According to a study from the United States, "The marijuana plant (Cannabis sativa) and preparations derived from it have been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. It is likely that the therapeutic benefits of smoked marijuana are due to some combination of its more than 60 cannabinoids and 200-250 noncannabinoid constituents. Several marijuana constituents; the carboxylic acid metabolites of tetrahydrocannabinol, and synthetic analogs are free of cannabimimetic central nervous system activity, do not produce behavioral changes in humans, and are effective...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2003-03-31)
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