Medical Marijuana

Cannabis smoking is quite popular these days. Now, apart from smoking, cannabis is also taken in the medical form. This implies the use of cannabis as a medicine. In fact, cannabis has been used as a medicine since long time. Its use is done for as long as to 2,737 BC. There is however some confusion regarding the use of this substance for medicinal purposes. The first is that most of the governments are against the use of this substance in their countries. This opposition is because they see cannabis as an addictive substance. But, despite its addiction, it also has many advantageous effects. The first is that it can eradicate vomiting and nausea. Patients who suffer from aids or are undergoing chemotherapy for curing cancer can also be given this substance to incite their reduced hunger. In fact, it is also beneficial for pain relief. Some of the countries like Mexico, United Kingdom, United States and Canada have therefore allowed the sale of this substance in the form of prescription drugs. Now this drug can also be consumed in various forms, which include smoking and vaporization. This drug can be smoked as desiccated buds. Even ingestion in the form of drugs and food is also popular. In United States, the use of this substance for medina purpose is not uniform in all the states, but varies. The drug however cannot be taken or enjoyment purposes in any of the American states. In fact, local laws decide of each state how will the medical cannabis be distributed.  There are many reasons why the use of cannabis as medical substance is gaining popularity. The most important are that it can aid in the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease and breast cancer. Now, the former affects old people and results in significant cognitive and memory loss. In fact, older people who suffer from Alzheimer’s ailment become handicapped. They have difficulty in remembering names, addresses and even routes to their own house and other common places. However, THC, which is an important ingredient of marijuana, prevents the incurrence of this ailment by ensuring that the brain does not develop deposits, which lead to this ailment.      These deposits are called Alzheimer plaques and an enzyme with the name of acetylcholinesteras triggers their formation.   Marijuana is quite effective in preventing the incidence of such clumps as compared to so many drugs that are available in the market these days for treating Alzheimer’s. So, this substance also helps in the destruction of cells which are related to brain cancer. So, brain cancer’s patients can find an automatic cure through this substance without resorting to the use of chemotherapy. So, patients who used marijuana to cure the brain cancer cells didn’t suffer from the same effects as with chemotherapy. In fact, the THc Component of this substance propagated the destruction of the cancer cells. The duration of the marijuana treatment for the patients of brain cancer is also low, of almost 26-30 days. Also, the propagation of the breast cancer inside the body of a person is also prevented by marijuana. Here also, the use of marijuana eliminates the need for undergoing chemotherapy. There is no need for the patients to suffer the toxic impacts of chemotherapy which also include hair loss. the CBD component of cannabis prevents the spread of this cancer. It happens because this component blocks the process of metastasis which refers to the growth of cancerous in the non tumor regions too. In fact, the process of metastasis is stopped by CBD due to the impairment of the gene Id-1which causes it.

Profound impacts of medical cannabis have also been found in instigating appetite in people who suffer from the syndrome of anorexia nervosa. These people have a tendency to vomit anything eaten by them. Sometimes, patients of spinal cord injuries suffer from too much pain. So, their muscles are relaxed with the consumption of cannabis. Even bowel diseases, which involve inflammation, can be cured through cannabis. In all these diseases, the role of cannabis is as a pain analgesic. But it can treat glaucoma by eradicating the cause of the ailment. This drug can also be used for treating depression.
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