Current Research have proven significance of cannabis in improving chronic pain and the raving call for medical marijuna approval, now researchers have found how cannabis induces hunger
Scientist Washington State College have proven that cannabis could play with hormones, in addition brain receptors, to induce starvation in a way more difficult style than beforehand thought.
‘The policy [of marijuana legalization] has moved a lot faster than science,’ lead author Jon F Davis
‘One of the reasons that medical marijuana has been legalized is to meet needs like this. People move all the way across the US to get it, and for many the reason is that Marinol has not been effective for them. They’re using cannabis – however, we have no information about how it is affecting them or their disease.’
The Analysis
The rats in Dr Davis’ study, presented on Tuesday at a medical conference, were ‘hot-boxed’ in metabolic chambers pumped with 800 milligrams of cannabis in just five minutes. That’s equivalent to the amount of cannabis that a medical marijuana patient might consume in a day over the course of hours. Another set of rats were in a chamber with normal air.
Whenever the rats got hungry, they could tap open a compartment to access food – a movement which was recorded so the scientists could track their rate of feeding.
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They found those who were exposed to cannabis ate more frequently than their peers in control chambers.
Scanning their brains and checking their blood at regular intervals, the scientists could map out what was driving this urge.
The Result
To the researchers’ surprise, their study showed cannabis at first switches off – rather than switches on – the hypothalamus. It then triggers a powerful release of ghrelin from the stomach – something that had never been previously seen.
They found that this release coincides with the hypothalamus awakening, in a harmonious balance that sets the stage for ravenous hunger.
Dr Davis said he suspects that might be different depending on different strains.
‘We are not able to get samples that are like what people are using because of regulations and restrictions,’
‘My suspicion is that different forms of cannabis might stimulate appetite sooner and some may delay it further. They may effect your preference for certain foods, maybe make you crave something more salty, or some something more sweet.
‘Those are all things we want to look into.’
Dr Davis is now planning a follow-up to the study to hone in on how cannabis activates hunger in people with life-threatening diseases.
‘We have only studied this concept in healthy animals to understand the basic biology but our goal is to understand someone that’s sick that really needs the calories.
‘Giving them cannabis like this could stimulate appetite and help them regain lost body fat, but how? We really don’t know what the interactions are.
‘If we figure that out, that would give validity to medical marijuana and for doctors to prescribe it knowing what they’re prescribing.’





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