Doctors and Medical Marijuana

Did you know that a doctor conducted a case study about medical marijuana? More and more people believe that marijuana can actually help patients who are suffering from certain diseases. In this article by Chris Nazarenus, he talks about the case study that was conducted by a doctor about medical marijuana:

Physician David Casarett was tired of hearing hype and half-truths around medical marijuana, so he put on his skeptic’s hat and investigated on his own. He comes back with a fascinating report on what we know and what we don’t — and what mainstream medicine could learn from the modern medical marijuana dispensary. 

In his third book, Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana palliative care physician David Casarett takes a first-person investigative journalist’s approach to making sense of marijuana’s therapeutic potential and adverse effects. He shares what he’s learned about this chronically misunderstood drug — including the control it gives patients over their health and the educational atmosphere of dispensaries — and outlines what we still need to do to explore its potential health benefits. Read full post here..

Crohn’s Disease and Medical Marijuana

As you all know, Crohn’s disease affects almost half of the population of America. It causes a person’s immune system to attack the gut’s good bacteria. There are a lot of treatment for this disease, but what people don’t know is that medical marijuana can also help. Get to know more by reading the article below:

A study conducted at Israel’s Meir Medical Center in 2013 was the first placebo controlled study of the effects marijuana has on Crohn’s disease. The study treated eleven subjects with multiple joints per day over a week. Of the eleven subjects, five actually entered remission, and ten of the eleven reported improvement of condition. The ten subjects who said their symptoms had improved also noted that their quality of life had increased, they slept better, and that they had increased appetites. See full post here..

Pain and Marijuana

We all experience pain, which is why some of us take pain reliever medications. But as you all know, taking pain relievers can affect the other organs in your body. This is the reason why some people are using marijuana to help them deal with pain. If you haven’t tried this yet, then this article from thcvapejuice.net will surely help you understand how marijuana can assist you with pain relief:

One of the first standard uses of medicinal marijuana is for pain relief. And because it seems, THC is the ingredient in marijuana responsible for its pain-relieving effects. 

Studies show that THC activates pathways within the central nervous system that work to dam pain signals from being sent to the brain. Cannabis has been proved to be particularly effective against neuropathic pain, or nerve-related pain. 

The cannabis flower occurs to be one of the many pharmacologically existing plants in the world, holding over 100 active compounds. The variety of compounds found in the cannabis plant called cannabinoids; these cannabinoids found beside the rest of the active chemicals described as terpenoids. Most would refer to them as terpenes and flavonoids. These active compounds operate unitedly to produce a category of therapeutic gains to the human body. Read full post here…