Accepted Medical Uses

ADD & ADHD

• Marijuana and ADD Therapeutic uses of Medical Marijuana in the treatment of ADD
• Cannabis as a medical treatment for attention deficit disorder
• Cannabinoids effective in animal model of hyperactivity disorder
• Cannabis 'Scrips to Calm Kids?

 

Alzheimers

• Marijuana may block Alzheimer's
• Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease Pathology by Cannabinoids
• Marijuana's Active Ingredient Shown to Inhibit Primary Marker of Alzheimer's Disease
• Cannabinoids reduce the progression of Alzheimer's disease in animals
• Molecular Link between the Active Component of Marijuana and Alzheimer's Disease Pathology
• THC inhibits primary marker of Alzheimer's disease

 

Appetite Stimulant

• THC improves appetite and reverses weight loss in AIDS patients
• The synthetic cannabinoid nabilone improves pain and symptom management in cancer patients
• Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol for appetite stimulation in cancer-associated anorexia
• Effects of smoked marijuana on food intake and body weight
• Behavioral analysis of marijuana effects on food intake in humans
• THC effective in appetite and weight loss in severe lung disease
• Machinery Of The 'Marijuana Munchies'

 

Arthritis

• Cannabidiol is an oral anti-arthritic therapeutic in murine collagen-induced arthritis
• The Cannabinergic System as a Target for Anti-inflammatory Therapies
• The antinociceptive effect of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the arthritic rat
• Synergy between Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol and morphine in the arthritic rat
• Cannabis based medicine eases pain and suppresses disease
• Pot-Based Drug Promising for Arthritis

 

Asthma

• The Cannabinergic System as a Target for Anti-inflammatory Therapies
• Acute and subacute bronchial effects of oral cannabinoids
• Bronchial effects of aerosolized delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol
• Bronchodilator effect of delta1-tetrahydrocannabinol administered by aerosol
• Effects of smoked marijuana in experimentally induced asthma
• Marijuana and oral delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol on specific airway conductance
• Synthetic Delta-9-THC Inhaler Offers Safe, Rapid Delivery
• Smoked marijuana and oral delta-9-THC on specific airway conductance in asthmatic subjects

 

Atherosclerosis

• Marijuana Chemical Fights Hardened Arteries
• Cannabis may keep arteries clear
• The Cannabinergic System as a Target for Anti-inflammatory Therapies
• Cannabis compound tackles blood vessel disease
• Medical marijuana: study shows that THC slows atherosclerosis
• Cardiovascular Effects of Cannabis

 

Chemotherapy

• THC as an antiemetic in patients treated with cancer chemotherapy
• An efficient new cannabinoid antiemetic in pediatric oncology
• Marijuana as antiemetic medicine
• Efficacy of tetrahydrocannabinol in patients refractory to standard anti-emetic therapy
• Inhalation marijuana as an antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy
• THC or Compazine for the cancer chemotherapy patient
• Tetrahydroannabinol (THC) vs prochlorperazine as chemotherapy antiemetics
• Comparative trial of the antiemetic effects of THC and haloperidol
• Comparison of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and prochlorperazine
• Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol in cancer chemotherapy
• Tetrahydrocanabinol versus metoclopramide and thiethylperazine
• Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol as an antiemetic
• Amelioration of cancer chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting by delta-9-THC
• Antiemetic effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

 

Diabetes

• Cannabinoid Reduces Incidence Of Diabetes
• Marijuana Compound May Help Stop Diabetic Retinopathy
• Cannabidiol lowers incidence of diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice
• Anticoagulant Effects of a Cannabis Extract in an Obese Rat Model
• Neuroprotective and Blood-Retinal Barrier-Preserving Effects of Cannabidiol
• Effect of tetrahydrocurcumin on blood glucose, plasma insulin and hepatic key enzymes
• Cannabidiol reduces the development of diabetes in an animal study

 

Depression

• Cannabinoids promote hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic and antidepressant
• Decreased depression in marijuana users
• Cannabis and Depression
• Association between cannabis use and depression may not be causal, study says
• Marijuana use and depression among adults: Testing for causal associations
• Patients use marijuana as an antidepressant

 

Epilepsy

• Epilepsy patients are smoking cannabis
• Experiences with THC-treatment in children and adolescents
• Chronic administration of cannabidiol to healthy volunteers and epileptic patients
• Anticonvulsant nature of marijuana smoking
• Cannabis may help epileptics
• Hypnotic and Antiepileptic Effects of Cannabidiol
• Marijuana: an effective antiepileptic treatment in partial epilepsy

 

Fibromyalgia

• Delta-9-THC based monotherapy in fibromyalgia patients
• Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency
• Cannabis Sativa for Fibromyalgia
• THC Reduces Pain in Fibromyalgia Patients

 

Glaucoma

• Marijuana Smoking vs Cannabinoids for Glaucoma Therapy
• Dronabinol and retinal hemodynamics in humans
• Effect of Sublingual Application of Cannabinoids on Intraocular Pressure
• Effect of marijuana on intraocular and blood pressure in glaucoma
• Effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on intraocular pressure in humans
• Marijuana smoking and intraocular pressure
• Neuroprotective and Intraocular Pressure-Lowering Effects of THC
• Effects of tetrahydrocannabinol on arterial and intraocular hypertension

 

Heart Disease and Cardiovascular

• Marijuana Chemical Fights Hardened Arteries
• The endogenous cardiac cannabinoid system: a new protective mechanism
• Cardiovascular pharmacology of cannabinoids
• Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol protects cardiac cells from hypoxia
• Cannabinoid Offers Cardioprotection
• Cannabinoids and cardiovascular disease
• Cannabinoids as therapeutic agents in cardiovascular disease
• In vitro and in vivo cardiovascular effects of Delta 9 - tetrahydrocannabinol
• Cannabinoids prevented the development of heart failure in animal study
• Cannabis use not associated with risk factors for diseases of heart and circulation
• THC protects heart cells in the case of lowered oxygen supply
• Medical marijuana: study shows that THC slows atherosclerosis
• Cardiovascular Effects of Cannabis
• Changes in middle cerebral artery velocity after marijuana

 

Hepatitis

• Moderate Cannabis Use Associated with Improved Treatment Response
• Cannabis use improves retention and virological outcomes in patients treated for hepatitis C
• Hepatitis C - The Silent Killer Can Medical Cannabis Help?

 

Herpes

• Cannabis May Help Combat Cancer-causing Herpes Viruses
• THC inhibits lytic replication of gamma oncogenic herpes viruses in vitro
• Suppressive effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on herpes simplex virus infectivity in vitro
• Inhibition of cell-associated herpes simplex virus
• The Effect of Delta 9 -Tetrahydrocannabinol on Herpes Simplex Virus Replication

 

HIV & AIDS

• Marijuana and AIDS: A Four-Year Study
• THC improves appetite and reverses weight loss in AIDS patients
• Dronabinol and marijuana in HIV-positive marijuana smokers: caloric intake, mood, and sleep
• Cannabis in painful HIV-associated sensory neuropathy
• Smoked cannabis therapy for HIV-related painful peripheral neuropathy
• Short-term effects of cannabinoids in patients with HIV-1 infection
• Dronabinol as a treatment for anorexia associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS
• Effect of dronabinol on nutritional status in HIV infection
• Dronabinol stimulates appetite and causes weight gain in HIV patients
• Dronabinol effects on weight in patients with HIV infection
• Recent clinical experience with dronabinol
• Marijuana as therapy for people living with HIV/AIDS: Social and health aspects

 

Multiple Sclerosis

• Marijuana derivatives may provide MS treatment
• Marijuana Helps MS Patients Alleviate Pain, Spasms
• Cannabis-based medicine in central pain in multiple sclerosis
• Cannabis-based medicine in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis
• Cannabinoids in multiple sclerosis study
• Cannabis-based medicine in central pain in multiple sclerosis
• Cannabis-based extracts for bladder dysfunction in advanced multiple sclerosis
• Cannabis based medicinal extracts in central neuropathic pain due to multiple sclerosis
• The perceived effects of smoked cannabis on patients with multiple sclerosis
• Orally and rectally administered delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on spasticity
• Delta-9-THC in the treatment of spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis
• Tetrahydrocannabinol for tremor in multiple sclerosis
• Cannabis based treatments for neuropathic and multiple sclerosis-related pain

 

Neuropathic pain

• Cannabinoids Among Most Promising Approaches to Treating Neuropathic Pain
• Smoked cannabis therapy for HIV-related painful peripheral neuropathy
• Two cannabis based medicinal extracts for relief of central neuropathic pain
• Analgesic effect of the synthetic cannabinoid CT-3 on chronic neuropathic pain
• Smoked cannabis in painful peripheral neuropathy and cancer pain refractory to opiods

 

Osteoporosis

• Prototype drug to prevent osteoporosis based on cannabinoids
• Hebrew U. Researchers Find Cannabis Can Strengthen Bones
• Peripheral cannabinoid receptor, CB2, regulates bone mass
• New Weapon In Battle Against Osteoporosis
• Activation of CB2 receptor attenuates bone loss in osteoporosis

 

Parkinson’s Disease

• Marijuana Compounds May Aid Parkinson's Disease
• Marijuana-Like Chemicals Helps Treat Parkinson's
• Cannabis use in Parkinson's disease: subjective improvement of motor symptoms
• Cannabinoids reduce levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease
• Evaluation of cannabidiol in dystonic movement disorders
• Neuroprotective effect of cannabinoids in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

 

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Marijuana Eases Traumatic Memories
• PTSD and Cannabis: A Clinician Ponders Mechanism of Action
• Cannabis Eases Post Traumatic Stress
• Endocannabinoids extinguish bad memories in the brain
• Natural high helps banish bad memories