Cannabis (medical marijuana) treatment for motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson disease: an open-label observational study.

Authors: Itay Lotan, Therese Treves, Yaniv Roditi, Ruth Djaldetti
Clinical Neuropharmacology, March-April 2014

OBJECTIVE: The use of cannabis as a therapeutic agent for various medical conditions has been well documented. However, clinical trials in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) have yielded conflicting results. The aim of the present open-label observational study was to assess…

Care and feeding of the endocannabinoid system: a systematic review of potential clinical interventions that upregulate the endocannabinoid system.

Authors: John M. McPartland, Geoffrey W. Guy, Vincenzo Di Marzo
PLoS One, 12 March 2014

BACKGROUND: The “classic” endocannabinoid (eCB) system includes the cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, the eCB ligands anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), and their metabolic enzymes. An emerging literature documents the “eCB deficiency syndrome” as an etiology…

Cannabinoids for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: moving toward the clinic.

Authors: Ester Aso, Isidre Ferrer
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 5 March 2014

The limited effectiveness of current therapies against Alzheimer’s disease (AD) highlights the need for intensifying research efforts devoted to developing new agents for preventing or retarding the disease process. During the last few years, targeting the endogenous cannabino…

Cannabinoids for epilepsy.

Authors: David Gloss, Barbara Vickrey
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 5 March 2014

BACKGROUND: Marijuana appears to have anti-epileptic effects in animals. It is not currently known if it is effective in patients with epilepsy. Some states in the United States of America have explicitly approved its use for epilepsy. OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy and sa…