Cannabinoids as Regulators of Neural Development and Adult Neurogenesis

It is cannabinoid based thus will never make it past our idiotic federal legislators having marijuana as a Class I drug.  I bet you have to go to Europe to try it. But ask your doctor how to take advantage of this. Bet you don't get an answer. 
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-49343-5_6

• Alline C. Campos 
• , Juan Paraíso-Luna
• , Manoela V. Fogaça
• , Francisco S. Guimarães
• , Ismael Galve-Roperh

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Abstract

Neurogenesis plays an indispensable role in the formation of the nervous system during development. The discovery that the adult brain still maintains neurogenic niches that allow the continued production of new cells after birth has changed the field of neuroscience. It has also opened a new venue of opportunities for the treatment of central nervous system disorders related to neuronal loss. This chapter has reviewed the studies showing that genetic or pharmacological manipulation of cannabinoid receptors (CB₁ and CB₂) or the enzymes responsible for endocannabinoid metabolism modify/regulate cell proliferation and neurogenesis during development and in the adult brain. A better characterization of the mechanisms involved in these effects could contribute to the development of new therapeutic alternatives to neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders.