Snopes Finds Claim that Marijuana Heals Broken Bones to be MOSTLY True
CLAIM: Scientific studies support the conclusion that marijuana can play a role in healing broken bones.
MOSTLY TRUE
ORIGIN:
Despite being used both recreationally and medicinally for millennia, the mechanisms by which cannabis affects the human body have only recently come to light. The most significant development in this body of work is the discovery of what scientists term the “endocannabinoid system," a collection of chemical pathways found in mammals whose existence wasn’t demonstrated until the 1990s.
The endocannabinoid system is made up of specific receptors that are primarily affected by chemicals already in your body — endocannabinoids. As it turns out, many of the chemicals in cannabis, termed “phytocannabinoids”, are nearly identical to the endocannabinoids already present and can therefore also affect these receptors as well if they make their way into your bloodstream.
The most famous of these chemicals is tetrahydrocannabinol (commonly known as THC), which...
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