Medical cannabis

Are Turning to Medical Cannabis to Get off Opioids The opioid epidemic in North America is a growing public health crisis, causing devastating effects on communities across Canada and the U.S. Canada is the world’s second biggest consumer of pharmaceutical opioids, and in 2016, there were approximately 2,458 apparent opioid-related deaths in the country. What’s being done to counter this deadly health crisis? Learn why more doctors and patients are turning to medical cannabis. The Problem…

Lori Macintosh Cannabis and its Effects on the Body and Society Introduction Cannabis is the name given to the medical and recreational drug prepared for use from the cannabis plant. Indigenous to Central and South Asia, it is known to have been used by ancient Hindus in India and Nepal thousands of years ago and has an ancient history of being used in rituals. Criminalization of cannabis in various countries began in the early 20th century. Cannabis is currently rated a Class B drug in the UK…

How Are Atmos Medical Marijuana Vaporizers Helpful To The Society ? By cisamrita khandelwal Aug 2, 2012 Marijuana alternatively known as weed, grass or pot is formally known as cannabis coming from the leaves and flowers a plant that is known as Cannabis sativa. Though the fact is true that possession of marijuana in many countries including US is illegal and an offense punishable by law, medical marijuana vaporizers have proved the fact that it could always be used for medical purposes. This…

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…

the drug for medical use. Pro-activist of the drug would argue the safe use of ganja, while there are still those that would refute marijuana as a non-habit forming efficient way to medicate. Over the years, arguments concerning marijuana presented several disputes over: experimental testing, cognition, addiction, conditions of usage, and age limitations. Furthermore, research may yet uncover the vast majority of questions and uneasiness posed by medical marijuana; proving cannabis to be a valid…

Medical Marijuana Benefits The negative view of marijuana and its effects have changed drastically in recent years. The medicinal benefits of marijuana have been highlighted in peer reviewed studies globally, and a push to change its illegal status has been a hot political issue amongst law makers and the medical community alike in recent decades. Most countries including the US, have laws against the use, possession, sale, and cultivation of marijuana. Even so, marijuana is the most commonly…

Colorado has pulled in a vast amount of money since the legalization of marijuana in the state. Harry Bradford from The Huffington Post states, “In 2011, Colorado reeled in $5 million in sales taxes from medical marijuana businesses”(Bradford). Opening new businesses typically creates debt, but marijuana is so popular amongst various groups of people, that it can only expand and create more jobs and open in more locations. Bradford continues and writes that…

researched respected people in the medical field as well as government organizations, and health and safety groups to create a stand on why marijuana should be legalized for medical and economic reasons. Marijuana has been ridiculed in society for decades as being a drug as bad as heroin and cocaine due to lack of study and people’s personal opinions on it being affiliated with crime. For clarity, when people talk about marijuana, they are talking about the buds of the cannabis plant which when…

took 45 years for the United States to change Cannabis laws by creating a loophole, allowing states to legalize the drug without any federal enforcement. Forty-five years in which alcohol abuse was on the rise and law-abiding citizens became criminals in federal penitentiaries. These advancements in drug use are only stepping stones. In order to create further change, these prohibitions must be broken as acts of civil disobedience. Current cannabis laws are based on racist and religious…

Medical marijuana has been proven to help with many chronic illnesses and diseases. To start, according to the Drug Policy Alliance, marijuana has shown to treat symptoms of conditions, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, alzheimer's disease, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), epilepsy, crohn disease, and glaucoma, and is often an effective alternative to narcotic to painkillers (n.pag). All of the conditions listed above have terrible symptoms, and medical marijuana is a better…