Abstract
The American Migraine Foundation estimates that over 39 million
Americans and over 1 billion people worldwide suffer from some form of
migraine. Treatment of migraine generally falls into two categories:
treatment of attacks once they have begun, and prophylactic prevention,
including lifestyle changes. The use of phytocannabinoids to reduce both
the frequency and severity of migraine is widely documented in both
scientific, grey, and popular literature. This review provides
descriptions of both pre-clinical and clinical studies involving the
treatment of migraine with phytocannabinoids as well as the involvement
of endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid-like compounds in migraine
pathology, including the receptors and associated mechanisms. Currently
unanswered questions and areas for further exploration are discussed.