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Pot May Help Strengthen Bones

August 14, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN  
Filed under Diseases & Conditions

Marijuana is a recreational drug that undergoes a lot of scrutiny. Researchers are looking into it because of its ability to help reduce discomfort caused by many diseases or the disease treatments. There is also research going on about how safe or unsafe it is to use.

028605A000059-01Despite pot’s lack of legal status, it’s a fairly easy to get hold of “drug” and used by many people, for medicinal purposes or now.

Earlier research into the use of pot has shown that it can help weaken your bones, but now it seems that this is only in young people. Researchers have found that later on in life, pot may actually help prevent osteoporosis. The researchers, working out of the University of Edinburgh, are still in the very early stages of their studies. They are only now basing their comments on mice studies. However, this could prove to be quite promising.

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