Marijuana for medica use
The hemp plant, Cannabis sativa has been used both recreationally and medicinally for thousands of years. The earliest written reference can be found in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the Pen Ts’ao (Hanrahan). Queen Victoria’s personal physician, J.R. Reynolds studied cannabis declaring it “by far the most useful of drug in treating painful maladies”. In the late 1830’s, Dr. William B. O’Shaughnessy, a British physician, learned of cannabis and began experimenting with various cannabis preparations. In 1939, O’Shaughnessy published his studies, marking the beginning of an intense period of study throughout Europe and America. Between 1840 and 1900, more than one hundred papers were published recommending marijuana for various illnesses and discomforts. “Federal authorities should rescind their prohibition of the medical use of marijuana for seriously ill patients and allow physicians to decide which patients to treat. The government should change marijuana’s status from that of a Schedule I (prohibited) drug… to that of a Schedule II drug… and regulate accordingly.” —Dr. Jerome Kassirer, editor, New England Journal of Medicine,
Cannabis has been shown to also help with epilepsy, migraines, chronic pain, insomnia, and many more. The drugs used to treat cancer are among the most powerful, and most toxic, chemicals used in medicine. They destroy both cancer and healthy cells, producing dangerous side effects. The most common is vomiting and nausea after treatments. Cannabis can be used as an anti-emetic, which relieves the nausea and allows the patient to eat. Smoking cannabis can be more effective than taking the synthetic pill, Marinol. Many patients have a hard time swallowing and keeping the pill down. Glaucoma is an eye disease characterized by increased pressure
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