It seems that more people read our articles on pot than anything else, so I guess we are a market driven blog …. it turns out the latest is that a chemical in cannabis called Cannabidiol, was shown to be a strong anti-oxidant and prevented colitis in mice. In other words, if you have any kind of inflammatory bowel disease, you have a good reason to take a “trip” to your local cannabis prescribing physician. So now the list of reasons to get a cannabis prescription will likely include constipation, diarrhea, etc. However, if you’re targeting the colon, smoking cannabis is unlikely to help as much as eating it. And, in fact, this active ingredient is not psychotropic, so they are looking into making a pharmaceutical out of it.
 
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