Smashed up your leg? Just get smoking.
A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research has found that smoking marijuana may help to heal broken bones more quickly.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University found that rats with broken bones healed more quickly when given cannabinoid, or CBD, the non-psychotropic compound in weed, and THC.
After eight weeks, the rats that had been treated with marijuana had not only healed more quickly, but also had stronger, more resilient bones that were less likely to fracture again.
Whether they were given CBD and THC or just CBD didn’t seem to have an impact, indicating… Read the full story