How Medical Marijuana Helps AIDS Patients Medical Marijuana is very popular among patients with AIDS, with one of the main reasons being that it is able to soothe a variety of the disease symptoms. It can soothe pain, stimulate appetite, and calm nausea. How Medical Marijuana Helps AIDS Patients HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is […]
How Does Medical Marijuana Work For Muscle Spasticity (Spasms) for MS and Spinal Cord Injury? First off, let’s look at the relevant numbers. Over 2.5 million people in the US have multiple sclerosis, and over 15 million people have suffered a spinal cord injury. A significant amount of these individuals suffer from stiff, aching, cramping, […]
How Medical Marijuana Helps With Cancer Unfortunately 30% of people in the US will develop cancer at some point, and two-thirds of those will eventually succumb as a result. In dealing with cancer, many patients have symptoms from the disease along with side effects of the medications that are extremely debilitating. Chemotherapy can make patients […]
Medical Marijuana – Necessity Rather Than an Option Once known as a recreational drug or gateway drug, Marijuana now is widely known for its medicinal values. Controversial however, the medicinal benefits of marijuana can not be ignored by simply blaming the drug for causing addiction or a dependency for its users. Marijuana is not only […]
Medical Marijuana For ADHD At the Peace in Medicine Healing Center in Sebastopol, the wares on display include dried marijuana – featuring brands like Kryptonite, Voodoo Daddy and Train Wreck – and medicinal cookies arrayed below a sign saying, “Keep Out of Reach of Your Mother.” Several Bay Area doctors who recommend medical marijuana for […]
Medical Marijuana – The Debate Rages On Marijuana is also known as pot, grass and weed but its formal name is actually cannabis. It comes from the leaves and flowers of the plant Cannabis sativa. It is considered an illegal substance in the US and many countries and possession of marijuana is a crime punishable […]
Ten Disease Problems That Respond Well to Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana is now legal in 15 states. Overall, marijuana is federally illegal, so there must be a good reason for these states to have legalized it for medicinal use. In fact there are multiple diseases and symptoms for which medicinal marijuana helps substantially. 1. Crohns […]
Medical Marijuana – A Life Savior Medical marijuana is proved to have certain valuable medical properties, which are witnessed and documented. Just to name a few of them, there are: improvement in patients that suffer nausea and vomiting, raise of appetite in patients that undergo chemotherapy or suffer AIDS, it also reduces intraocular pressure and […]
How Effective Is Medical Marijuana to Treat Drug Addiction? Many people view drug addiction as a disease that needs healing. Many people suffering from substance abuse see their lives coming to a stall. Medical marijuana legalization, however, has seen to the use of medical marijuana to treat the untreatable. Research made proves that medical marijuana […]
Medicinal cannabis can be used to treat a wide variety of common conditions. Generally, medicinal cannabis results in the user having a sense of greater physical and mental relaxation, pain reduction, increased appetite, and better sleep. However, there are two main varieties of medicinal cannabis plants, and each offers a different set of benefits. Understanding […]