Medical marijuana is valuable for people who are struggling with chronic diseases. Medical marijuana helps patients going through the process of getting rid of cancer or chronic disease, gives therapeutic relief, and has many health benefits.
Medical marijuana is an effective option for treating serious chronic diseases. According to Mayo Clinic, if a patient meets certain requirements and has a qualifying condition, such as: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Anorexia due to HIV/AIDS, Chronic pain, Crohn's disease, Epilepsy or Seizures, Glaucoma, Severe muscle spasms, Symptoms of cancer treatment, Terminal illness, or Tourette syndrome, then the patient may qualify for treatment with medical marijuana. (Consumer Health) Many …show more content…
In order for a patient to have good health, the patient must have a wonderful source of nutrition. One of the side effects of many treatments is nausea which can cause patients not want to eat, this makes their body weak and not able to fight chronic diseases. “The benefits claimed by the proponents of medical marijuana include relief of nausea due to cancer chemotherapy.” (Armentano,Paul) “Ground seeds from the cannabis plant contain high and balanced levels of essential amino acids and essential fatty acids and may be baked into a variety of nutritional foodstuffs.” (Armentano, Paul) The essential amino and fatty acids help strengthen the body. “The stalk of the marijuana plant, primarily of the cannabis sativa variety - which can grow as high as 20 feet in height - can also be harvested for bast fiber.” (Armentano, Paul) Often times the treatments that are given to chronic disease patients cause constipation and make food harder to digest. Fiber helps digest their food and helps gets rid of constipation. When patients go through the process of fighting off a chronic disease they often become malnutritioned, medical marijuana helps implement good nutrition, which benefits the patients