The Healthline News team is committed to delivering content that adheres to the highest editorial standards for accuracy, sourcing, and objective analysis. However, in a nod to the growing evidence that cannabis has medical benefit, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will hold a public hearing May 31 to gather more information on the science, manufacturing, and sale of cannabis compounds. It’s also important to remember that cannabis, like almost all drugs, is not harmless. The fact remains that cannabis is illegal in many parts of the United States and the world. The take-home point is that more research is needed because we need data on both sides, good and bad,” he said. “There are many substances in cannabis and it could be that one is really bad for the liver while another is beneficial.
Singh insists that, right now, too little is known about what effects cannabis compounds have on health. The health benefits associated with marijuana and cannabis products in general has created a lot of buzz. There is strong evidence that stimulating the natural cannabinoid receptors in the liver can slow or even prevent the development of cancerous liver tumors. He added that in some people with fatty liver disease, drinking two to three cups of black coffee per day has helped reverse scarring in the liver, although it’s not known which ingredient in coffee is providing the benefit. He said current treatment, in limited cases, consists of “a short course of a steroid drug called prednisolone, for about eight weeks, which can help combat the effects of alcohol on the liver.” “You can’t just tell the public marijuana is good for your liver, because there may also be people whose liver is harmed by it.” Singh theorizes that some people have sensitivity to cannabis that influences whether they can benefit from it or not. Something in the cannabis could actually be increasing fatty liver disease and fibrosis,” he said. “Patients with hepatitis C who used cannabis had way more liver scarring than those who didn’t and more progression of their liver disease. Singh cautioned that one liver disease, hepatitis, is made worse by cannabis.
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