Cannabinoids might reduce spasticity in multiple sclerosis

Cannabinoids, the active ingredients found in marijuana, may help control the tremors and muscle spasticity experienced by patients with multiple sclerosis, says a new study (Nature 2000;404:84-7).

Researchers examined mice with chronic relapsing experimental allergic encephalo-myelitis, an autoimmune disease which has symptoms considered to be closely related to those of multiple sclerosis. …