cannabis

What are the diseases or conditions for which marijuana (marijuana seeds) might have potential as a treatment and which merit further study? Further studies to define the mechanism of action and to determine the efficacy of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and marijuana in the treatment of glaucoma are justified. In glaucoma, there does not appear to be any obvious reason to use smoked marijuana as a primary ” stand alone” investigational therapy, as there are many available agents for treatment, and these topical preparations seem to be potentially ideal.

Cannabinoid receptors in the brainstem and cerebellum may relate to the recognized incoordination that accompanies smoked marijuana use. The discovery of intrinsic ligands for these receptors in the mammalian brain is also of great importance. This system of cannabinoid receptors and ligands may be analogous to the discovery of opiate receptors and endorphins, which linked various opium derivatives (heroin and morphine and marijuana seeds) to an intrinsic system of neurons in the CNS. That discovery was of major importance for pain research.

The absorption or clearance of other drugs taken with marijuana may be slowed or hastened depending on timing and sequence of drug ingestion and past exposure feminized seeds. For example, ethanol consumed just after smoking a marijuana cigarette produces a much lower peak blood level than the same dose of ethanol taken an hour before marijuana smoking because THC slows gastric emptying time, thus slowing absorption of ethanol.