Cannabis Oil Shows Potential To Heal Cancer Wounds Fast

New report provides evidence that marijuana effects on health could be more beneficial than harmful. A cancer patient from Canada claimed cannabis oil effectively treated the wound caused by his disease that other drugs failed to treat.

The 44-year-old patient suffered from oral cancer. The disease caused a large hole on his cheek which the cannabis oil reportedly helped to slightly reduce the size.

The drug also reduced the pain caused by the wound. Previous studies already showed marijuana effects could treat pain caused by cancer.

“Ancient cultures used cannabis extracts on wounds,” said Dr. Vincent Maida, an associate professor in the Division of Palliative Care at the University of Toronto, reports Live Science. “[It] really validates what has been known for thousands of years about the utility of cannabinoids in so many different areas.”

The unnamed man’s case appears in the journal of Pain and Symptom Management. The report encouraged more...

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