The mice in the study had spasticity and tremors in their limbs. The researchers then gave the mice synthetic cannabinoid compounds and measured the frequency that the mice's limbs became spastic. When the cannabinoids were given, tremors and spasticity improved within minutes. Often, the symptoms did not return for hours. Kenneth P. Johnson, MD, professor and chair of the department of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, notes that tremor is one of the most difficult things for MS patients to handle.
Smoked marijuana is a collection of a whole variety of many cannabinoids and other chemicals.
You never know what you are getting in such a peculiar mixture as smoked marijuana. MS is a slow, progressive disease that causes swelling and scarring of the brain and spinal cord. Cannabinoids are the active ingredients in marijuana, but smoking marijuana can be dangerous, especially because consumers don't know what else they are getting from a mixture of this illegal drug. All rights reserved. Email This to a Friend.