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Thursday, July 15, 2004
Research into improved night vision and cannabis was recently reported in the Sydney Morning Herald ('Fishermen illuminate a new vision of cannabis', 10 July 2004, from The Guardian).
The research abstract is titled 'Cannabis improves night vision: a case study of dark adaptometry and scotopic sensitivity in kif smokers of the Rif mountains of northern Morocco' (Russo EB et al, Journal of Ethnopharmacology Vol. 93 Issue 1 July 2004). The researchers suggest that "Further testing may assess possible clinical application of these results in retinitis pigmentosa or other conditions."
Columnist Sue Arnold has retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and is reported in the SMH article to have experienced some temporary positive changes in vision after cannabis use. Arnold comments at the BBC that the type of cannabis used had a negative impact on her concentration and that she would like further research into vision and cannabinoids. Her comments and an article originally published in The Observer, September 1997 are available at the BBC Web site ('Smoking dope restored my sight', 11 November 1998).
The research abstract is titled 'Cannabis improves night vision: a case study of dark adaptometry and scotopic sensitivity in kif smokers of the Rif mountains of northern Morocco' (Russo EB et al, Journal of Ethnopharmacology Vol. 93 Issue 1 July 2004). The researchers suggest that "Further testing may assess possible clinical application of these results in retinitis pigmentosa or other conditions."
Columnist Sue Arnold has retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and is reported in the SMH article to have experienced some temporary positive changes in vision after cannabis use. Arnold comments at the BBC that the type of cannabis used had a negative impact on her concentration and that she would like further research into vision and cannabinoids. Her comments and an article originally published in The Observer, September 1997 are available at the BBC Web site ('Smoking dope restored my sight', 11 November 1998).
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