Only Men Feel Relief From Marijuana, No Significant Effect On Women

Researchers tested both men and women into using Marijuana. Men experienced pain relief after taking it, while women did not encounter siginificant effects. Cannabis does not really help in pain relief, it only makes the pain bearable. Marijuana contains tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, a chemical compound that acts as brain receptors. THC is responsible for the so-called "Marijuana High" that triggers brain's anandamide and is responsible for the user's memory, mood and appetite.

A team of researchers gathered forty-two regular Marijuana smokers and tested them for pain tolerance. They were asked to put their hands in cold water. Because women are more tolerant to pain, the men participants felt more pain. They were then given regular Marijuana or zero-THC cannabis placebo. After taking the cannabis, women can't tell the difference, while men claim that the pain was then more tolerable. This research was published in a journal titled "Drugs and Alcohol Dependence" and was headed by Dr. Ziva Cooper, according to the report made by IFLScience.

Another researcpher, Dr. Michael Lee, conducted a small-scale study. He picked out 12 healthy men and divided them into two groups. One group is tested using THC and the other one using a placebo. They undergone four situations. The group that took the THC was tested with a pain-inducing cream and a dummy cream, same goes with the group that took a placebo. The groups were then asked to describe the burning sensation. The group that took THC says it bothered them less but did not remove the feeling of burn.

Dr. Lee stated, "We have revealed that new information about the neural basis of cannabis-induced pain relief. Cannabis does not seem to act like a conventional pain medicine. Some people respond very well, other not at all, or even poorly." Meanwhile, as per News Room, Dr. Cooper stated, "This study underscores the importance of including both men and women in clinical trials aimed at understanding the potential therapeutic and negative effects of cannabis, particularly as more people use cannabinoid products for recreational or medical purposes."

However, further studies are still being conducted to confirm the hypothesis. The assumption could well be right or it's really just that women are more tolerant to pain than men that's why the effects of Marijuana is lesser to them than what men experiences.