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Cannabis Beneficial for Multiple Sclerosis Patients, Study Finds

source: http://www.naturalnews.com/028106_Cannabis_Multiple_Sclerosis.html

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(NaturalNews) A systematic review conducted by The Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation found that five of six controlled trials reported a reduction in spasticity and an improvement in mobility amongst multiple sclerosis patients using cannabis extracts.

The two researchers, Shaheen Lakhan and Marie Rowland from the Los Angeles-based foundation, searched for trials evaluating cannabis extracts. Specifically, they were looking for extracts known as delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Their study was published in the December 2009 issue of BMC Neurology.1

What they were trying to correlate was the benefits of these two extracts for treating one of multiple sclerosis' most hard to treat symptoms: spasticity. Spasticity is the involuntary tension or contraction of muscles and is one of the most common and tell-tale symptoms of MS. Most of the current therapies and medications for this symptom are hard to obtain, have a poor track record, or come with intolerable side effects.

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5 comments // Cannabis Beneficial for Multiple Sclerosis Patients, Study Finds

  • FishaHouse777
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      FishaHouse777  

    • Marijuana: Beneficial for multiple sclerosis, altzheimers, dementia, pain, nausea, cancer, boredom, and a whole array of mental disorders including depression and bipolars......
      There are studies for all the above, yet no company or person can legally take advantage of weed or THC because it's ILLEGAL
      so let's make this green miracle herb legal people!

    • 2 years ago
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  

    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkXVoWtzGus&feature=related

      Montel Williams uses cannabis. Montel Williams is willing to stand up and state his case out loud. How can people with MS be ignored? How can their voices not be heard? Montel is speaking for the many other MS sufferers who's voices are never heard.

      Kudos to Montel Williams! He has been speaking out for years. It's time for the suffering to be heard and helped.

    • 2 years ago
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