But in all that time, the benefits of pot have remained hazy. Despite some research showing that it can be good for pain and muscle stiffness, many of the claims about what pot can do for other ailments — such as epilepsy and irritable bowel syndrome — are based on anecdotal evidence and have yet to be scientifically proven.
But it does have some solid findings. The report concludes that marijuana can treat chronic pain. And that may allow it to substitute more dangerous, deadlier opioid painkillers. Coupled with the findings on pain, this suggests that marijuana really is a potent treatment for cancer patients in particular, who can suffer from debilitating pain and severe nausea as a result of their illness.
The report also disproved — or at least cast a lot of doubt — on some of the claimed benefits of pot. Overall, the report suggests that, as far as therapeutic benefits go, marijuana is a solid treatment for multiple symptoms associated to chronic pain, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, and multiple sclerosis. Besides medical conditions, the report found evidence for some psychosocial problems. More research will be needed to evaluate that, particularly for vaping.
One caveat to much of the research: correlation is not always causation. Cannabis contains active ingredients called cannabinoids. This is used to relieve the pain of muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis. Another cannabinoid drug, called Nabilone, is sometimes used to relieve sickness in people having chemotherapy for cancer. Clinical trials are under way to test cannabis-based drugs for other conditions including cancer pain, the eye disease glaucoma , appetite loss in people with HIV or AIDS , and epilepsy in children.
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But frequent use of medical marijuana is linked to issues falling asleep and staying asleep, according to a study of people taking the drug for chronic pain. Another benefit of marijuana is its ability to help manage certain mental illnesses — particularly PTSD. It may also relieve depression , although more research on the subject is needed to be sure, according to a review of studies on medical marijuana and mental health.
The National Academies found that cannabis may also aid adults with social anxiety. B ut regular use could increase the risk of developing the disorder. For people who struggle with alcohol or opioid addiction , swapping those drugs out for marijuana could help with overcoming their substance use disorder, according to the mental health review.
If you smoke weed, the biggest risk is to your lungs. However, the American Lung Association is confident that smoking pot damages them. It injures the cell linings of the large airways and causes chronic bronchitis. It can also lead to chronic cough and phlegm production, according to the National Academies report.
There is modest evidence to link only one kind of cancer to cannabis: a particular subtype of testicular cancer, according to the National Academies. Several studies suggest that pot can damage memory, learning, and attention. This remedy was used by my parents and grand parents for every little injury or pain.
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Because my immune is cranked up to 11, regular aspirin and such has no effect on me so I literally have no other way to relieve the pain in my joints and strained muscles. Also did wonders for my sciatica. I noticed the improvement in my diabetes the first night.
I slept the whole night for once without insulin spikes waking me up. I have Ankylosing Spondylitis and Fibromyalgia the 2 worst diseases you can have for Pain. I am on Humira for my AS. And other than percocet, marijuana is the only thing that works for the Pain. There is absolutely no reason marijuana and opioids should be illegal bc ppl like me Need them for Pain.
The reason it has been and still is illegal in most states is because if it was legal Big Pharma would lose billions of dollars. Tylenol or aspirin can be fatal if you take to much. Cannabis is vijay in indian holly books means king of plants and many millions ,billions year ago it was said that.
Different types of pain also recovered by use of cannabis as a medicine like back pain, skin problem, depression , sleeping disorder and many more. The cannabis medical awakening for the world is well on its way and I believe the Genie is out of the bottle. We as the surveyors of our own body can grow this medicine at an unlimited rate to cut ourselves free from the shackles of bad medicine.
Cannabis may not be a perfect treatment for everyone, however a new door opens every day for the uses of this wonderful gift of nature.
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