"I can walk! I can walk!", Is what went through former South Dakota cop, Larry Smith's, mind when he walked for the first time in 20 years without any struggle. Smith was diagnosed with Parkinson's 20 years ago and has struggled daily with it ever since, having trouble completing everyday tasks. After trying everything offered to him he decided to try medical marijuana. Within an hour of using one drop of cannabis oil, the chemical extracted from medical marijuana, he could speak steadily again , walk without assistants, and even felt well enough to offer his interviewers a drink. With the use of medical marijuana Larry got to feel normal again unfortunately this amazing drug is not legal in Smith's home state so he would have to move from
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in particular. M.S., or multiple sclerosis, is when the immune system eats away at the protective covering on the nerves. As a result the never damage disrupts communication between the brain and the body. A study was done by MUSCE where 144 people were given cannabis extract while 135 were given a placebo, and they reported the changes before and after their twelve week treatment. Stiffness in the muscles improved almost twofold! Patients also reported improvements in body pain, spasms, and body pain. According to Tracey A., a woman who's currently battling M.S., "When I use medical marijuana, I get to have a normal body. I get to have a normal body for a little while. That’s a freedom you need. It’s essential and very hard to just let go, because you can’t let go. There’s something in your brain that makes you feel tight and rotten as you can possibly feel. BOOM. And that’s what happens every day.". Some people may think that because Multiple Sclerosis is an incurable disease there can be no relief for it, so why even try marijuana. The answer to that is quite simple, any kind of relief is better than nothing, and according to Tracey this drug gave her a normal body even if only for a little while. Also, the European Journal of Neurology did a study that showed that after using a spray able cannabis muscle spasms of M.S. patients improved
in particular. M.S., or multiple sclerosis, is when the immune system eats away at the protective covering on the nerves. As a result the never damage disrupts communication between the brain and the body. A study was done by MUSCE where 144 people were given cannabis extract while 135 were given a placebo, and they reported the changes before and after their twelve week treatment. Stiffness in the muscles improved almost twofold! Patients also reported improvements in body pain, spasms, and body pain. According to Tracey A., a woman who's currently battling M.S., "When I use medical marijuana, I get to have a normal body. I get to have a normal body for a little while. That’s a freedom you need. It’s essential and very hard to just let go, because you can’t let go. There’s something in your brain that makes you feel tight and rotten as you can possibly feel. BOOM. And that’s what happens every day.". Some people may think that because Multiple Sclerosis is an incurable disease there can be no relief for it, so why even try marijuana. The answer to that is quite simple, any kind of relief is better than nothing, and according to Tracey this drug gave her a normal body even if only for a little while. Also, the European Journal of Neurology did a study that showed that after using a spray able cannabis muscle spasms of M.S. patients improved