Cannabinoids induce incomplete maturation of cultured human leukemia cells.

“Monocyte maturation markers were induced in cultured human myeloblastic ML-2 leukemia cells after treatment for 1-6 days with 0.03-30 microM delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the major psychoactive component of marijuana…

 Cannabinoids induce incomplete maturation of cultured human leukemia cells…

Findings obtained from this system may have important implications for studies of cannabinoid effects on normal human bone-marrow progenitor cells.”

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC298868/

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