Cannabis Learning EDU
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Statistics on Multiple Sclerosis:
Multiple sclerosis affects about 400,000 people in the United States, and about 2 ½ million worldwide.
“Autoimmune disease is one of the top 10 leading causes of death in female children and women in all age groups up to 64 years of age.”
“Commonly used immunosuppressant treatments lead to devastating long-term side effects.”
(Source: American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc. (AARDA),
Cannabinoids in multiple sclerosis (CAMS) study: safety and efficacy data for 12 months follow up
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Cannabis for Multiple Sclerosis
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Meta-analysis of cannabis based treatments for neuropathic and multiple sclerosis-related pain
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Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2007, 23(1): 17-24 (abstract).
Randomized, controlled trial of cannabis-based medicine in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis
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Randomized, controlled trial of cannabis-based medicine in central pain in multiple sclerosis
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Cannabinoids in Multiple Sclerosis
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Drugs. 2004 Jan, 64(1): 1-11 (abstract).
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Immunomodulatory effects of orally administered cannabinoids in multiple sclerosis
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Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2003 Apr, 137(1-2): 140-143 (abstract).
The therapeutic potential of cannabis in multiple sclerosis
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Cannabinoids and multiple sclerosis
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Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2002 Aug, 95(2): 165-174 (abstract).
Cannabinoids control spasticity and tremor in a multiple sclerosis model
Baker, David, et al.
Nature. 2000 Mar 2, 404: 84-87 (abstract).
The Perceived Effects of Smoked Cannabis on Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Consroe, P., et al.
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