Fox News ― 17 Aug. ― A substance found in the cannabis plant helps the body’s natural protective system clear dry, scaly skin rashes caused by allergic dermatitis, according to researchers from the U.S., Germany, Israel, Italy and Switzerland.
Allergic dermatitis commonly causes acne-like rashes on the cheeks, eyelids and neck, as well as on areas of the elbow and the back of knees. Prolonged episodes can lead to facial wrinkles, thickening of the skin and facial pigmentation. The problem begins in youth and can continue through adulthood.
A group of domestic and international researchers have found that two naturally occurring cannabinoid (cannabis-like) components found in the body’s endocannabinoid system – one from the brain, named anandamide and another from the intestines named 2-AG provides protection against dermatitis.
These cannabinoids have similar effects to those of the active components in hashish and marijuana, produced from the cannabis plant. Further research using mice has shown that THC – the ingredient in marijuana that produces a “high” in users — significantly decreased the allergic reaction in comparison to untreated mice.
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My wife says I have the skin of a man half my age. I guess I’ll have to thank the weed.
Man, who needs porn when you’ve got Dvorak Uncensored. This site never fails to find a reason to show a half naked woman, and I appreciate that.
Couldn’t agree more Sean, and this one’s not a cartoon.
I wish I had know about this when I was in College!!!!
I’m not sure, exactly, when becoming a dirty old man became a problem, either..
I guess I won’t worry about coming down with Margarita Dermatitis any more. 🙂
But isn’t that benefit offset by the binge snacking. Any help pot gives your complexion has to be negated by the box of twinkies and six pack of orange soda you have twenty minutes later.
#7 Jeeze you smoke more then duh…….what’s your name?
Hopper, you don’t fool me, this post was just a pretext for that highly tasteful photo… 😉
Woulda been less suspicious had you captioned it something like, “Fig. 1 – Example of what a allergic dermatitis sufferer does not look like.”
It doesn’t really get rid of wrinkles. It’s just that the munchies make you put on so much weight that your skin stretches and you just don’t notice the wrinkles any more 🙂
That explains why the women in stoner porns have good skin, it must be all those money shots aimed at their faces.
Too bad the model is sporting one of them thar Panama City license plates.
DU you horny Blog bastard…
Don’t you hate when the seeds pop and burn holes in your shirt?
#14, NHH
Yup. It used to be half my shirts were ventilated. Shit, now that I’m getting on in life, …
#14 – NappyHeadedHo
“Don’t you hate when the seeds pop and burn holes in your shirt?”
I was about 15 when I discovered the amazing fact that if you clean your dope first, your shirts last much longer.