The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis

David Baker, Gareth Pryce, Gavin Giovannoni, and Alan J. Thompson, "The therapeutic potential of cannabis," The Lancet, Neurology 2, issue 5 (May 2003): 291-298.

This review of marijuana's potential for such neurological conditions as pain and spasticity notes: "Cannabinoids inhibit pain in virtually every experimental pain paradigm." It also explains how cannabinoids protect nerve cells from damage and describes the drawbacks of administering cannabinoid medicines orally (e.g. Marinol).

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