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(IOP) in 60% to 65% of users, continued use at a rate needed
to control glaucomatous
Cannabinoids
Marijuana Smoking vsfor Glaucoma TherapyKeith Green,
Objective: To discuss the clinical effects, including toxi-
cological data, of marijuana and its many constituent com-
pounds
would lead to substantial sys-
temic toxic effects revealed as pathological changes.
is
the
in
and the remainder of the body.
the
of marijuana and the
have provided con-
siderable background on
general human
responses.
Use
of marijuana-for medicinal p&poses de-
creased markedly in Western civilizations
during the 1930s and
able
of these herbal preparations
and the parallel development of specificmedications that were more potent and tar-
geted toward specific symptoms. This philo-
sophical alteration in medical therapy re-
flected changes that occurred in all branches
of medicine. Only in the latter part of this
century has marijuana been used as a plea-
sure-inducing substance during liberaliza-
tion of ethics and social behavior in many
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cultures.- After tobacco, alcohol. and caf-
feine, it is probably the most widely used
drug in society.
See
More recently, legislation has beenpassed by certain states (with subsequent
revocation in 1 state) that has led to a re-
surgence of interest in the evaluation of
possible medical uses of marijuana. Ex-
tensive evaluations have resulted in 1 re-
port to the director of the National Insti-
tutes of Health, and will result in another
from the Institute of Medicine of the Na-
tional
of Sciences. Further-
more. a meeting on rhis topic held
i n
P
1998 at New
of the ocu-
lar and toxic effects of mari-
juana
REVIEWS
due to the
Conclusions: Development of drugs based on the
nabinoid molecule or its agonists for use as topical or
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oral antiglaucoma medications seems to he
side no
effects. Smoking of
marijuana
IOP in glaucoma is ill-advised. given its toxicological
profile.
of
further pursuit. Among
School
adverse
toxic effects. although effects on
many other organ systems. including the
brain, have been
Marijuana smok-
ing leads to emphysemalike lung changes
that are caused by the products of mari-
juana burning
cannabinoids) or through
the release of tars, carcinogens. and other
volatile materials, as occurs
oc-
cur in greater concentration than
in to-bacco
is little but
anecdotal material on which to rely, but
in the area of glaucoma, there exists a sub-
stantial literature.
MEDICAL EFFECTS
A number of health hazards of marijuana
have been identified, but some are diffi-
cult to document
tobaccosmoke.- The latter products.
The cognitive effects
induced by marijuana are of equal
these assume greater relevance with
chronic, repetitive exposure, especially in
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of Medicine, New York. will result in pub-
lication of a book in the spring of
In many areas of
Acute
effects are increased pulse rate, orthostatic
hypotension. euphoria. and conjunctival
Long-rerm peremia.
clinical effects in hu-
mans include respirator), hormonal, and
material for
chemicals. some
reduction of
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Seven of 11 patients in 1 study showed a
reduction in IOP of abour 30% after smoking 2% mari-
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juana cigarettes.
More quantities of oral drug or mari-
juana were needed compared with inhaled drug, pre-
sumably due to the poorer absorption by the former route.
hour-a-day disease, requiring as many as 2920 to 3650
marijuana cigarettes per year.The widespread effects of the cannabinoids and mari-
juana on many biological systems have been attributed
to direct effects on certain biochemical processes, per-
turbations in cell membranes, or attachment to 1 of the
2 identified cannabinoid receptors,
or mari-
juana (brownies) causes conjunctival
Different cannabinoids reduce intraocular pres-
sure (IOP) in about 60% to 65% of humans, and mari-
juana and
intravenous in-
jection of cannabinoids, or ingestion of
log. An apparent dose-response relationship occurred be-
tween cannabinoids or marijuana and IOP when groups
were evaluated. Although the peak fall in IOP was dose
related, the time of maximal change was unchanged. The
IOP fell. on average.
after
ing level,
The major difficulty with marijuana smok-
ing was to separate the reduction in IOP and the eu-
phoric effect. These findings confirmed the physiological
and pharmacological effects found in experimental ani-
mals after intravenous drug
Studies in patients with primary open-angle glau-
coma (POAG) indicated a reduction of
of the population after marijuana smoking or
true of glaucoma, where
continuous use would be necessary to control this
receptor is located in the central nervous system,
whereas
receptors occur in immune system tissues,
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such as
a better and more complete picture has arisen of
the effects of these compounds.-
OCULAR EFFECTS
Inhalation of marijuana smoke or smoke of cigarettes laced
with A-tetrahydrocannabinol
lary effects appear to differ depending somewhat on the
circumstances of marijuana
(inhaled or taken orally) also de-
crease IOP in the same percentage of nonglaucomatous
volunteers
and of volunteer patients with glau-
coma.+,
THC cigarettes. as noted with a synthetic THC
2% marijuana through a water-cooled
pipe. Duration of the reduction of IOP is about 3 to =t
hours,
Through use of cannabinoid ago-
nists such as
and de-
creased lacrimation.
tagmus. and blepharospasm. The ocular effects of
term marijuana inhalation seem to be
and methanandamide, identi-
fication of cannabinoid receptors, and evaluation of their
role in reflecting the biological activity of the
Orthostatic hvpotension and 50% decreased
lacrimation occur
This is
chronic
impairment of accommodation, photophobia,
which time the IOP approaches the
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of
about
after inhalation of 2%
Ocular side effects include
(range,
in 60% to
and
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w h e n
to
The
disease. No in-
dication has been obtained or reported that those highly
limited number of persons who consume marijuana ciga-
rettes as a compassionate investigational new drug have
shown any maintenance of visual function or visual fieldsor stabilization of optic disappearance.
Since marijuana reduces IOP for 3 to 4 hours, after
which the IOP returns to baseline, control of IOP at a
significantly lowered value, including maintenance of IOP
at a
minimal low value, requires a marijuana ciga-
rette to be smoked 8 or
a day (by those persons
in whom
cannabinoid use (topical, oral, or intravenous). Since the
largest individual group was about 40 persons, this con-
stitutes a large number of groups and a range of condi-
tions under which marijuana or 1 of its constituents
reduced IOP.
Topical
ies to
This effect was re-
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vealed only in humans.
MARIJUANA SMOKING
AS TREATMENT FOR GLAUCOMA
Use of marijuana smoking as a treatment for glaucoma
is not desirable for several reasons. Although drug ab-
sorption is maximum with smoking, and the user or
patient can titrate the drug to a level of euphoria indica-tive of a pharmacological response, this approach is poor.
The pathological effects on the lung already described,
exposure to carcinogens, and the other pulmonary and
respiratory changes at the organ and cellular
high. The
IOP is the only readily measurable parameter that one can
use as an index of POAG and is still the major indicator
of what is essentially a
was examined in rabbits. dogs, and
primates for pharmacological
The best ve-
hicle identified for delivery of the lipophilic agent in the
early
has been superseded by vehicles that per-
mit internalization of lipid-soluble compounds into other
materials that are themselves water soluble. This pro-
vides an excellent delivery mode of a lipophilic drug
through the aqueous tear environment to the lipid
approach offers a new modality for
encouraging greater drug penetration to the site of ac-tion. The development of nonpsychoactive, cannabinoid-
related drugs also has resulted in separation of IOP re-
duction from euphoric effects, at least in experimental
animal tests, and holds promise for more future devel-
opments. In humans,
drops were ineffective in
reducing IOP in single= or multiple-drop studies, due to
the induction of ocular
all make smoking a nonviable mechanism. The sys-
temic toxic effects that result in pathological changes alone
seem sufficient to discourage smoking marijuana.
Primary open-angle glaucoma is a
dis-
ease, and since the marijuana-induced fall in IOP lasts
soluble esters of a
3 hours, the drug consumption
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com-
pound. This
and keep
epithelium. Other approaches have entailed
before being tested in
actually
the acute effects of marijuana smoking
at a safe level would be
j
salt of a
This use corresponds
needed to
and toxic
in
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to at least 2920 and
many as 3650 marijuana ciga-
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rettes consumed per year.
It is difficult to imagine any-
one consuming that much
individual who is incorporated into society and
perhaps operating machinery or driving on the high-
ways. Similarly, the systemic end-organ effects at this levelof consumption have the potential of being quite high.
On the other hand, the availability of once- or
field loss or optic disc changes. There has
been considerable press coverage of the use of mari-
juana as an
or day eye drops (P-blockers such as timolol
the
prostaglandin agonist latanoprost) makes IOP control a
reality for many patients and provides round-the-clock
reduction.@
Glaucoma treatment requires a round-the-clock re-
duction in IOP, and treatments are evaluated as success-
ful if this level of activity is achieved without progres-
sion of
or as treatment for glaucoma.
Dangers arise from 2 considerations of the latter. First,
intermittent use would lead to a lack of IOP reduction
on a continued basis, thereby permitting visual func-
tion loss to proceed. Second, full use of enough smoked
marijuana leads to the need, as described above, of anaverage of at least 3300 cigarettes per year. Advocates of
the latter approach often cite using marijuana for the re-
lief of symptoms, whereas POAG has no symptoms un-
til too late, when vision is irreversibly lost.
The advocates of marijuana smoking for glaucoma
treatment also must contend with the lack of standardiza-
tion of the plant material. The 480 chemicals, including 66
cannabinoids, in marijuana vary depending on the site and
circumstances of growth and certainly vary in content de-
pending on which plant part is
This variabil-
ity goes counter to the requirements of the Food and Drug
Administration. Washington, DC. concerning the chemi-
cal
and performance characteristics of specific drugs.
Indeed, dronabinol
is
approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treat-
ment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and acquired
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munodeficiency syndrome wasting syndrome. Further, de-
spite attempts by individual states to change their laws,
marijuana remains a schedule
controlled substance, and
federal law prevails.
Lastly, there is an increasing movement at the fed-
eral and state levels to confine tobacco smoking to highlyrestricted areas to reduce smoking and the exposure of
nonsmokers to second-hand smoke.
the face of this
societal change, it is difficult to advocate increased smok-
ing particularly of marijuana, in settings where smok-
ing is normally banned.
CANNABINOIDS
FOR GLAUCOMA TREATMENT
Oral or topical cannabinoids show promise for future use
in glaucoma treatment. Newer topical delivery technolo-
gies are available for these lipophilic drugs. including the
formation of microemulsions and use of cyclodextrins to
increase thein aqueous-based solutions. This is
a marked improvement over the lipid-based vehicles that
were the
ones available during earlier basic and clini-
cal studies of topical
an oral form of
and being a
The
ment of compounds related to
(dexanabinol), that show a complete absence of euphoric
effects while retaining IOP-reducing
is a major
advance. Increasing knowledge concerning the topical
that nabinoid receptors and
reduce IOP in rabbit
or monkey eyes will allow exploration of different struc-
tural analogs that may identify compounds efficacious aspotential glaucoma medications.+ Topical administra-
tion also has the advantage of permitting the use of a low
mass of drug per delivery volume. Even at 5% concentra-
tion, a
drop would contain only 1.5 mg.
Oral administration of cannabinoids that lack psy-
choactive effects but will reduce IOP could be a signifi-
cant addition to the ophthalmic armamentarium against
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glaucoma. The cannabinoids that exist in the plant ma-
terial- or as
do not appear to be viable
candidates for oral use because of the inability to
rate their euphoric and
cal perspective, the cannabinoids and related sub-
stances represent an area of focus for future studies. Such
attention would allow the development of appropriate
vehicles for these chemicals into the predominantly aque-
ous environment of the tears. Compounds would be iden-
tified that have no euphoric effects or at least a
binoids in causing an
high
ratio of IOP reduction to euphoric effects. Such chemi-
cals would eliminate any potential abuse problems while
providing drugs that would reduce IOP
unique inter-
action with receptors or other membrane components that
could be additive to other currently available glaucoma
medications.
reduction has been sought, evi-
dence points to an influence on increasing outflow of fluid
from the eye as the major component. This is true for
receptor- differs widely.
The rapidity of onset of the responses strongly suggests
that an effect is occurring that can undergo rapid adjust-
ment rather than be related to slow alterations in
ular meshwork
in several
ways from the conclusions reached
believe, are compelling for glaucoma studies to fo-
cus on individual chemicals rather than a nonstandard-
ized plant material.The latter has no possibility, due to the inherent
variability and the plant versatility, of reaching the
standards required by the Food and Drug Administra-
tion in terms of chemical identity,
although the binding of each of these
compounds to the
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the National In-
stitutes of Health-assembled panel to provide a written
report on medicinal use of marijuana. The primary dif-
ference is the focus of research efforts, which the panel
concluded should have marijuana smoking as its deliv-
ery mode, whereas my review recommends
The reasons for this divergence of opinion are given
and,
review ization. A
of medicinal appli-
cations that evaluated the effect of
and
marijuana on a broad spectrum of medical problems
indicated that THC may have a role in treating nausea
associated
and in appetite
stimulation. Other uses of either materialnot
supported.
effects.
Because they are readily characterized from a
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