Smoking Marijuana Causes ‘Complete Remission’ of Crohn’s Disease, No Side Effects, New Study Shows

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="248" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8i4cQzfhUUQ" width="440"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'Marijuana – scientific name “cannabis” – performed like a champ in the first-ever placebo-controlled trial of the drug to treat Crohn’s Disease, also known as inflammatory bowel disease.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">The disease of the digestive tract afflicts 400,000 – 600,000 people in North America alone causing abdominal pain, diarrhea (which can be bloody), severe vomiting, weight loss, as well as secondary skin rashes, arthritis, inflammation of the eye, tiredness, and lack of concentration.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Smoking pot caused a “complete remission” of Crohn’s disease compared to placebo in half the patients who lit up for eight weeks, according to <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23648372">clinical trial data</a> to be published the journal <i>Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology</i>.'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2013/05/14/smoking-marijuana-cured-crohns-disease-with-no-side-effects-new-study-shows/">more... </a></span>

Smoking Marijuana Causes ‘Complete Remission’ of Crohn’s Disease, No Side Effects, New Study Shows

'Marijuana – scientific name “cannabis” – performed like a champ in the first-ever placebo-controlled trial of the drug to treat Crohn’...

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