Medical Marijuana
We live in a very interesting World. We know that where there is Good there is also bad. But also the reverse, where there is bad there is good!
Much of our lives these days are affected chemicals, many want to get away from chemicals and manmade products to natural products.
My late Father, G-d rest his soul, said to me whatever you do keep away from drugs. That is excellent advice. Recreation use of drugs is bad. But can the same drugs have a great benefit to society, yes.
One such Drug is Cannabis. Recreational use is bad for you, but is it all bad, definitely not.
???What is medical marijuana?
Medical marijuana uses the marijuana plant or chemicals in it to treat diseases or conditions. It's basically the same product as recreational marijuana, but it's taken for medical purposes.
The marijuana plant contains more than 100 different chemicals called cannabinoids. Each one has a different effect on the body. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the main chemicals used in medicine. THC also produces the "high" people feel when they smoke marijuana or eat foods containing it.
What is medical marijuana used for?
Medical Marijuana: What Does It Treat?
More and more states are legalizing marijuana to treat pain and illness. Find out what conditions it’s used for and the known side effects.
Researchers are studying whether medical marijuana can help treat a number of conditions including:
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But it’s not yet proven to help many of these conditions, with a few exceptions, Bonn-Miller says.
"The greatest amount of evidence for the therapeutic effects of cannabis relate to its ability to reduce chronic pain,?nausea and vomiting?due to?chemotherapy, and spasticity [tight or stiff muscles] from?MS," Bonn-Miller says.
How does it help?
Cannabinoids -- the active chemicals in medical marijuana -- are similar to chemicals the body makes that are involved in appetite, memory, movement, and pain.
Limited research suggests cannabinoids might:
Can medical marijuana help with seizure disorders?
Medical marijuana received a lot of attention a few years ago when parents said that a special form of the drug helped control?seizures?in their children. The FDA recently approved?Epidiolex, which is made from?CBD, as a therapy for people with very severe or hard-to-treat seizures. In studies, some people had a dramatic drop in seizures after taking this drug.?
Has the FDA approved medical marijuana?
The cannabidiol?Epidiolex?was approved in 2018 for treating?seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome. In addition, the FDA has approved two man-made cannabinoid medicines --?dronabinol?(Marinol,?Syndros) and?nabilone?(Cesamet) -- to treat nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy.?