Studies on Cannabis
Marijuana Facts: Studies on Cannabis
Clinical investigations of the therapeutic use of Cannabis is more prevalent now than in any time in history. In 1996 alone (the year California voters became the first of 14 states to allow for the drug’s medical use under state law), 258 scientific journal articles published. In 2008, there were over over 2,100 published scientific studies. There are now more than 17,000 published papers in the scientific literature analyzing marijuana.
Ailments
- AIDS/Cannabis Research
A pair of clinical trials recently demonstrated that smoking cannabis reduces neuropathic pain in patients with HIV by more than 30 percent compared to placebo. - Cancer/Cannabis Research
Cannabis is know to treat the nausea associated with cancer chemotherapy — scientists today are exploring the potential role of Cannabis to modify disease. - Multiple Sclerosis/Cannabis Research
Clinical and reports of Cannabis’ ability to reduce MS-related symptoms such as pain, spasticity, depression, fatigue, and incontinence. - Chronic Pain/Cannabis Research
Survey data indicates that the use of cannabis is common in chronic pain populations and several recent clinical trials indicate that inhaled marijuana can significantly alleviate neuropathic pain.
Read more about other studies (from NORML)
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Chronic Pain
- Diabetes mellitus
- Dystonia
- Fibromyalgia
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Gliomas
- Hepatitis C
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Hypertension
- Incontinence
- Methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA)
- MRSA
- Multiple sclerosis
- Osteoporosis
- Pruritus
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sleep apnea
- Tourette’s syndrome
Deaths from Marijuana vs 17 FDA Approved Drugs
Source: ProCon.org: Deaths from Marijuana vs 17 FDA Approved Drugs
| DRUG CLASSIFICATION | Specific Drugs per Category | Primary Suspect of the Death | Secondary Suspect (Contributing to death) | Total Deaths Reported 1/1/97 – 6/30/05 |
| A. MARIJUANA also known as: Cannabis sativa L | Marijuana | 0 | 279 | 279 |
| B. ANTI-EMETICS (used to treat vomiting) | Compazine Reglan Marinol Zofran Anzemet Kytril Tigan | 196 | 429 | 625 |
| C. ANTI-SPASMODICS (used to treat muscle spasms) | Baclofen Zanaflex | 118 | 59 | 174 |
| D. ANTI-PSYCHOTICS (used to treat psychosis) | Haldol Lithium Neurontin | 1593 | 702 | 2295 |
| E. OTHER POPULAR DRUGS (used to treat various conditions including ADD, depression, narcolepsy, erectile dysfunction, and pain) | Ritalin Wellbutrin Adderall Viagra Vioxx* | 8101 | 492 | 8593 |
| TOTALS of A-E | Primary Suspect | Secondary Suspect (Contributing to death) | Total Deaths Reported 1/1/97 – 6/30/05 |
| TOTAL DEATHS FROM MARIJUANA | 0 | 279 | 279 |
| TOTAL DEATHS FROM 17 FDA-APPROVED DRUGS | 100008 | 1679 | 11687 |
It is best to seek prescription drug treatment before falling victim to an addiction to FDA approved medications.