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Medicinal Benefits
The debate about the use and effectiveness of medical use of marijuana has not stopped to this day. There are people who claim that marijuana does not have any proven benefits and then there are people who who claim that the drug works like wonders.
Some of the main benefits of marijuana are:
- Marijuana gives temporary relief from nausea.
- It is also seen to have increased the appetite of people.
- It causes a considerable reduction in the occurances and the intensity of muscle spasms;
- It is known to cause relief from chronic pain.
Marijuana is known to be effective in treating major diseases such as:
AIDS:
This disease does not have a cure but use of marijuana can significantly reduce other side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite. It acts as a pain killer and helps the patient in getting a sound sleep.
Glaucoma:
It is a very effective treatment against glaucoma. It helps in curbing the ailment and sometimes even stops the problem altogether.
Cancer:
Marijuana can handle the side effects of chemotherapy treatment such as nausea and restlessness.
Multiple Sclerosis:
This drug is known to work as a wonder drug in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. It can significantly reduce the muscle pain and other side effects of the ailment. It can help in reducing the pain caused by the disease.
Epilepsy:
In some cases, regular dosage of marijuana is known to have reduce the frequency and in some cases even stop epileptic seizures.
Chronic Pain:
Marijuana can act as an effective pain killer in a few cases and it has been observed that it does not not have any side effects.
Apart from these major ailments, many people including a number of physicians claim that medicinial use of marijuana can help in the treatment of the following diseases:
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anorexia
- AIDS
- Arthritis
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Crohn's Disease
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- HIV
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Nausea
- Pain
- Spasticity
- Wasting Syndrome
- Post-amputation pain
- Neuropathy
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Nausea of cancer chemotherapy
- Motion sickness
- Menstrual cramps
- Glaucoma
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