Social opportunity There are major medical applications of cannabis particularly in relations to terminal illnesses where the conventional treatments are proven as rather inadequate. There are testimonies of patients in Australia claiming the effectiveness or potential effectiveness of medical cannabis in providing relief for multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, asthma, cancer and chronic pain. Effectiveness of medical cannabis is dependence upon its cultivation, preparation and method of consumption. According to research, cannabinoids mainly, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the chemical elements that provide medical use. THC distinct from CBD, may have psychoactive effects and it is the only cannabinoid that can be used for…
San Francisco: Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2016. Maa, Edward, and Paige Figi. "The Case for Medical Marijuana in Epilepsy."…
The way marijuana works is somewhat unique chemicals in marijuana also called cannabinoids. Cannabinoids indirectly increase dopamine by blocking the action of another neurotransmitter called GABA. GABA typically acts to inhibit the amount of dopamine released in the nucleus accumbens. Though, when GABA is blocked by marijuana compounds, the outcome is an increasing amount of dopamine released.…
Tetrahydrocannabinol in space Astrophysicists from the University of Hawaii have discovered Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on a meteorite found in the Nevada desert in 2010. Showing that there is Marijuana and life on other planets. Researchers who analyzed the meteorite found the presence of Tetrahydrocannabinol, Which comes from the cannabis plant. Researchers are still clueless on where the meteorite came from. The discovery will have a major impact on science.…
Is Tapping into the CBD Market for You? The marijuana market is getting more and more attention. Broad recreational use laws now exist in seven states and the District of Columbia, making it legal to own and sell in these areas. Additionally, 29 states, including those with recreational use, have approved broad-use medical marijuana. This more accepting culture and the shift in regulations make CBD oil a product with broad market appeal.…
Cannabis is a very complex plant that has thousands of cannabinoids in which each one contains distinct properties that can benefit an array of alignments. Uniquely, compared to other analgesic compounds, cannabis is not physically addictive. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that turns the immune system against the body’s own brain and spinal cord which results in disconnect throughout the body. MS is one condition that shows promise of the medical implication of cannabis to treat neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, and overall protection of the central nervous system from demyelination of neurons (Baker, D., Jackson, S. J., & Pryce, G., 2007). As stated by Zajicek and Apostu, “Other prevalent symptoms include muscle stiffness and spasticity, poor mobility, pain, memory problems, tremor and balance trouble, urinary disturbance and sexual dysfunction.”…
The patients were suffering from different types of chronic pains. The study proved that treatment for glaucoma, chronic musculoskeletal pain, spasm and nausea, and spasticity of multiple sclerosis was effective. The patients that were treated was all in stable condition which suggests that cannabis can be used safely and effectively as medicine. Also, because the conditions of the patients were stable, it means that they do not need pharmaceutical drugs which is a cost benefit. (Chronic Cannabus Use in the compassionate investigational new drug program Ethan Russoa, Mary Lynn Mathreb, Al Byrneb, Robert Velina, Paul J. Bacha, Juan Sanchez-Ramosc & Kristin A. Kirlind pages 3-57)…
Anticipated Results, Potential Pitfalls, and Alternative Strategies The THC is not only beneficial for pain reduction but it helps with treatment-resistant spasticity (10). Ultimately, cannabis could potentially have other benefits to its users such as help with common symptoms such as: sleep, pain, and anxiety which are just some issues MS patients suffer (11). Furthermore, future studies should be implemented to examine if the concentration of doses can result in an increase in beneficial effects with less impact…
Cannabidiol (CBD) is the major non-psychoactive compound found in the cannabis plants marijuana and hemp. CBD does not cause a high in users, and has the ability to counteract some of the negative effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Numerous studies have been done that investigates the medicinal or therapeutic benefits to be had from CBD, and many shows promise in demonstrating that CBD has inflammatory, anticonvulsant, anti-oxidant, anti-emetic, anxiolytic and antipsychotic properties. Source https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22625422 Research has shown that CBD has the potential to treat numerous health conditions, such as, epilepsy, pain and inflammation, vomiting and nausea, anxiety, and cancer, among others. While the greatest area…
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Scientists have identified many cannabinoids, or biologically active components within the plant, that may have benefits to health and disease treatment. The two most studied are delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (often referred to as THC), and cannabidiol (CBD). THC is the part of the plant that gives the user a “high” feeling. It has also been found to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and act as an antioxidant.…
“This endocannabinoid system controls the regulation of movement, pain, appetite, memory, immunity, blood pressure, bone density, reproduction, inflammation, etc. ”(p. 15). This research cleared many people’s doubts about effects of marijuana use for chronic pain, improve appetite, spasticity, etc.…
Medical Marijuana for Children During the past few decades, the United States has been in limbo on the idea of using marijuana as a medicine. Over time, acceptance of medical marijuana by the public has changed. Currently, there are 25 states that have some form of medicinal marijuana. In these states, doctors can prescribe it for a variety of symptoms, ranging from insomnia to cancer.…
There have been some animal studies for epilepsy patients that has proposed that THC and its psychoactive chemicals in cannabis help with seizures. Glaucoma patients have found that smoking marijuana helps with the pressure inside the eyes. HIV/AIDs patients have shown weight gain twice as much as those that were given a placebo. Cannabis has also helped MS patients by decreasing muscle stiffness and helped with pain. Speaking of pain, it helps with the perception of pain and reduces chronic…
Therefore, regardless of the fact cannabis utilization does not have the evidence-based controlled trials to merit the beneficial use required for prescriptive authority, the trials to date, alongside the successful historical use of cannabis in treating ailments as compared to other viable solutions, may possibly oblige no further studies to demonstrate its therapeutic worth (Bostwick). 1. “Traditional Eastern medicine met Western medicine when W.B. O’Shaughnessy, an Irish physician working in Calcutta in the 1830’s wrote a paper extolling “Indian hemp” (Bostwick 173). “The list of indications for which he recommended cannabis-pain, vomiting, convulsions, and spasticity-strikingly resembles the…