Cannabis improves night vision
Cannabis is about to become a new wonder drug. The active ingredients of the infamous plant have turned out to have the potential to relieve a long series of diseases, from cancer to epilepsy, and now, animal experiments by the Montreal Neurological Institute in Canada indicate that cannabis also benefits vision. In tadpoles, cannabinoids, increase the activity of the retina cells, which become more sensitive to light.
It remains unclear, whether the effect is the same in humans, but there is evidence to suggest it. Previously, scientific studies from both Morocco and Jamaica have demonstrated that local mountain peasants and fishermen get markedly improved night vision after consuming cannabis.