Now: Dermatitis

Researcher have found yet another use for the wonder-drug, aka marijuana:

In a study published in the current issue of the journal Science, researchers show exactly how ... the body's own cannabinoids, compounds that are similar to the ones found in marijuana, reduce inflammation.

Mice had a harder time healing from wounds caused by ear tags used to identify them when researchers blocked their internal cannabinoids, said Dr. Meliha Karsak, lead author and scientist in molecular neurobiology at the University of Bonn in Germany. Cannabinoids are involved in many of the body's daily functions, scientists believe, but they're still trying to figure out how.

Any treatment would be in the form of a topical ointment. I guess the feds will wait and see if anyone might get some pleasure from such a treatment before deciding whether to ban it or not.