Pubdate: Tue, 21 Jul 2015
Source: Buffalo News (NY)
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ELEMENT IN MARIJUANA FOUND TO HELP HEAL BROKEN BONES

TEL AVIV - There's yet another use for marijuana: It may help to heal 
broken bones, according to a new study.

Researchers found that cannabidiol - an element of marijuana that 
does not get people high  improved the healing process in rats with 
broken leg bones after eight weeks, according to a study published in 
the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research by Tel Aviv University and 
Hebrew University.

Yankel Gabet of Tel Aviv's Bone Research Laboratory who led the 
study, said it found that the element "makes bones stronger during 
healing," which could prevent future fractures. This process occurs 
as cannabidiol, or CBD, enhances the maturation of collagen, the 
protein in connective tissue that "holds the body together."

"After being treated with CBD, the healed bone will be harder to 
break in the future," Gabet said in a news release.

The results of the study provide another glimpse into the potential 
health benefits of marijuana. Medicinal marijuana is already used to 
reduce some of the effects associated with chemotherapy in cancer 
patients. It is also used as treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder.

Marijuana is still largely illegal across the world and in the United 
States. But marijuana prescribed for medical uses is legal in 23 
states and the District of Columbia.

Washington Post
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