Does Cannabis Help to Heal Bone Fractures?
- by David Anthony Schroeder
Bone is a dense tissue having unique properties, such as high strength and the ability to regenerate when performing multiple functions. For both physiological (bone turnover) and pathological (e.g., fractures) cases, bone regeneration occurs by osteoblast and osteoclast.
Over the past decade, the impact of cannabinoids cannabidiol (CBD) on bone healing and growth has been studied by scientists. Scientists are finding that CBD will speed up and enhance the healing process of broken bones.
In most countries, the medicinal use of cannabis in the 1930s and 1940s was banned because of the so-called risks of dependency. Cannabis has only been recently investigated for significant medical effects to relieve symptoms of illnesses such as Parkinson's, cancer, and multiple sclerosis.