Cannabis and Stress Anxiety

Cannabinoids and the Gastrointestinal Tract

Although the use of cannabinoids as antiemetics (anti-nausea) is well-established, with Dronabinol available to stimulate appetite and counter effects of cancer chemotherapy, the effect of cannabinoids on disorders of the gut has only recently been extensively studied.

Cannabinoids and Pain Relief

Pain relief (analgesia) or decreased pain sensitivity (antinociception)  are among the most commonly-cited therapeutic effects of smoking cannabis.  Although cannabis products have been used for thousands of years to treat pain and other conditions, it was not until the discovery of the ‘cannabis receptor’ in the late 1980s that modern medicine started to take cannabis seriously.

Cannabinoids and Cancer

The use of cannabinoids in treating the side effects of cancer chemotherapy is more widely-studied than many other potential therapeutic applications, and a number of clinical studies have taken place investigating the use of THC and synthetic cannabinoids as anti-emetic agents.  Two preparations have been licensed for use in clinical treatment either in the UK or elsewhere, including dronabinol (synthetic THC) and Nabilone (a novel synthetic cannabinoid).