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Patients with IBD find symptom relief in the Cannabis field

Cannabis (or marijuana) has been used in traditional medicine to treat intestinal inflammation. A survey by Ravikoff Allegretti et al. at a specialized IBD clinic shows that, in the USA, marijuana is used by a substantial number of patients with IBD to alleviate their symptoms.

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Figure 1: Scheme of the endocannabinoid system.

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R. Schicho is supported by grants from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF: P 22771 and P 25633). M. Storr is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

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Schicho, R., Storr, M. Patients with IBD find symptom relief in the Cannabis field. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 11, 142–143 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2013.245

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