16 Scientific Benefits of Weed – The Health Effects of Cannabis

June 2nd, 2018

By Luka

Guest writer for Wake Up World

When I finished digging through countless studies dealing with health benefits of weed, I only had one question in mind — why are we not using medical cannabis products instead of regular supplements?

In a culture where non-organic multi-vitamins are being mindlessly used (in boatloads) as a “ground breaking prevention for all diseases”, we have decided to limit the public’s access to one thing that actually works.

Even though we’ve heard a lot of bad things about weed in the last 50-70 years, nowadays, after successful efforts by many of its activists, marijuana is believed to help with up to 24 medical conditions.

To confirm this, I went over hundreds of studies and found that there are 16 biggest health benefits of weed that can be backed up by science.

Here are the real effects of cannabis on the human body:

16 scientific benefits of weed

Cannabis has been extensively used in medicine probably since before 2737 BC, when the ancient emperor Shen-Nung first depicted it as a cure for gout. Since then, there have been many claims of just how good this plant is for general health, and consequently, there have also been many studies proving and disproving these hypotheses. In this guide, we will explore the research behind the many claimed health benefits of weed.

1. Cannabis relieves neuropathic pain

For a long time, cannabis was suspected to have positive effects on patients with peripheral neuropathy.

And there’s a lot of people who suffer from this: diabetes and HIV patients are just some of the more common groups.

So you can see why this one is important.

A study from University of California analyzed the effects of smoked cannabis on 16 HIV patients suffering from painful neuropathy. Amazingly, 10 out of 16 participants reported more than 30% of pain reduction after just 7 days of smoking medicinal cannabis. (1)

According to a report published in 2012, CBD is the main cannabinoid for treating neuropathic pain, as it reduces the inflammatory response and binds to TRPV1 receptors, which are capable of mediating antihyperalgesic effects. (2)

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