Cannabis and Parkinsons

I was recently asked by several individuals about whether or not cannabis was effective at treating Parkinson's disease. I was able to extract enough info to help by going to Project CBD and the Michael J Fox Foundation.

"Cannabis therapeutics may help to manage Parkinson's Disease symptoms and slow the progression of the disease. Acclaimed neurologist Sir William Gowers was the first to mention cannabis as a treatment for tremors in 1888. In his Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System, Grower noted that oral consumption of an “Indian hemp” extract quieted tremors temporarily, and after a year of chronic use the patient’s tremors nearly ceased.

Modern scientific research supports the notion that cannabis could be beneficial in reducing inflammation and assuaging symptoms of PD, as well as mitigating disease progression to a degree. Federally-funded preclinical probes have documented the robust antioxidant and neuroprotective properties of CBD and THC with “particular application … in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and HIV dementia.” Published in 1998, these findings formed the basis of a U.S. government patent on cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants.

Cannabidiol, THC, and especially THCV all showed sufficient therapeutic promise for PD in preclinical studies to warrant further investigation. Additional research might shed light on which plant cannabinoids, or combination thereof, is most appropriate for different stages of Parkinson’s."
CANNABIS AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE
https://www.projectcbd.org/science/cannabis-pharmacology/cbd-and-parkinsons-disease
And check out the information on cannabis and PD from The Michael J Fox Foundation
Ask the MD: Medical Marijuana and Parkinson's Disease
https://www.michaeljfox.org/mobile/news-detail.php?ask-the-md-medical-marijuana-and-parkinson-disease-a

As far as delivery method, many nursing homes find that a tincture mixed into porridge makes for a sound delivery method and for many people with Parkinson’s find immediate relief from tremors and lasting improvement in memory.