Cannabis for Parkinson’s? The Scientific Evidence Is Compelling [1]

Sayer Ji, Green Med Info [2]
Waking Times

Could the very plant that for decades was accused of “frying” users’ brains be far superior to pharmaceuticals in treating the “incurable” neurodegenerative condition known as Parkinson’s disease?

Despite the political controversy surrounding medical marijuana [3] use in the country, research has begun to emerge showing that a component of this plant known as cannabidiol [4] (CBD), and which does not have the controversial psychoactive properties associated with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), may have a wide range of therapeutic applications, including treating conditions that are refractory to conventional drug-based approaches.