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What Do People Use Medical Marijuana For? How It’s Helpful

Isabelle Jones by Isabelle Jones
July 13, 2021
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After being illegal for the better part of human history, the conversation on marijuana is being reevaluated today both from a legal and cultural perspective.  Recent public research reports have shown that many Canadians support the legalization of marijuana not just for medical use but also for recreational use. As such, it has been legal for both medical and recreational purposes since 2018. 

Still, some lawmakers and researchers are seeking more evidence to support the medical benefits of marijuana. 

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Marijuana has a chemical component, CBD, which impacts the brain without the “high,” making it function better. 

In this article, we will discuss some of the benefits of medical marijuana.

Chronic Pain Relief

Of the hundreds of chemical compounds found in marijuana, a significant percentage is cannabinoids. Due to the chemical composition of the cannabinoids, they have been understood to offer relief of chronic pain. For this reason, a medical marijuana byproduct is commonly prescribed for chronic pain relief. 

Lung Capacity

Unlike cigarettes, moderate smoking of marijuana doesn’t harm your lungs. Some studies (ref) have found that marijuana can improve the user’s lung capacity if used moderately. 

Help in Weight Loss 

Have you ever noticed that an avid cannabis user you know is rarely overweight? Coincidence? That is so because marijuana has been linked to regulating your insulin levels which help manage your caloric intake. 

Prevent and Regulate Diabetes

With its prominent role in regulating insulin, it is obvious why it also helps prevent and control diabetes. A research report by AAMC (American Alliance for Medical Cannabis) found that marijuana plays a prominent role in lowering blood pressure, stabilizing blood sugar, and enhancing blood circulation.

Helps Fight Cancer

One of the most significant health advantages of cannabis is its connection to battling cancer. There is a decent measure of proof that shows cannabinoids can assist with fighting cancer cells or if at least some version of it.

Helps with Depression

Depression is just becoming more widely understood and is genuinely far-reaching without many people realizing they have it. The endocannabinoid compounds in cannabis can help stabilize the moods of a user and help keep depression at bay.

Autism Treatment

Marijuana has shown a high degree of promise in the treatment of autism. Marijuana is known to quiet clients down and controls their temperament. It can assist youngsters with autism that experience continuous rough emotional episodes to control it.

Regulate Seizures

Various research reports on CBD have shown that it can assist with controlling seizures. There are progressing studies to decide the impact marijuana has on people with epilepsy.

Repair Bones

Cannabidiol has been connected to mending broken bones, and significantly hastening the process. As per Bone Research Laboratory in Tel Aviv, it likewise reinforces the bone during mending time. This makes it harder for the bone to exhibit a high degree of vulnerability in the future.

Assists with ADHD/ADD

People with ADHD and ADD experience difficulty in concentrating on what needs to be done. They will in general have issues with intellectual execution and focus. Marijuana has shown promise in advancing concentration and assisting people with ADHD/ADD. It is likewise viewed as a more secure option in contrast to Adderall and Ritalin.

Treatment for Glaucoma

Glaucoma prompts extra tension on the eyeball, which is agonizing for people with the issue. Marijuana can assist with lessening the pressure applied on the eyeball, offering some brief help to people with glaucoma.

Help with Anxiety

While marijuana is ordinarily known to cause tension, there is a way around that. Specialists in medical marijuana based in Canada advise that taken in a checked quantity and in a legitimate way, marijuana can alleviate anxiety and quiet clients down.

Slow Advancement of Alzheimer’s Illness

Alzheimer’s is one of the numerous challenges that is brought about by cognitive decline. As we age, mental degeneration is practically unavoidable. Cannabis endocannabinoid contains anti-inflammatories that battle the cerebrum inflammation that prompts Alzheimer’s.

Help Manage Arthritis Pain

Marijuana is currently normally found as creams and various forms of balms which are helpful to people that have joint pain. Both THC and CBD help victims manage the pain.

Help Manage PTSD side effects

PTSD isn’t just a challenge among the veterans but also includes anyone that has gone through any form of trauma. As marijuana is now legal, its effect on aiding treat people with PTSD is a subject still under research. Marijuana helps minimize the chances of overdrive, especially by controlling the flight or fight response.

Offers Relief to People with Multiple Sclerosis

It is agonizing. But, marijuana has been linked to offering significant relief for multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis prompts unbearable muscle contractions, and marijuana can assist with alleviating the pain.

Minimizes Side Effects Connected to Hepatitis C and Enhances the Adequacy of Treatment

The treatment for hepatitis C has various side effects, including exhaustion, nausea, muscle aches, and sometimes depression. These can keep going for quite a long time for some hepatitis C patients. But, marijuana can minimize the side effects of the treatment while making it more successful.

Helps Manage Inflammatory Bowel Disease

People with Crohn’s illness or ulcerative colitis may find significant help by embracing marijuana. THC and cannabidiol are known to assist with upgrading the immune response while additionally enhancing the interactions of cells that play a critical role in the smooth functioning of the gut. Marijuana assists block off microorganisms and different compounds that are behind inflammation of the bowels.

Helps Manage Parkinson’s Tremors

For those with Parkinson’s, marijuana can assist with managing the pain and the tremors while helping the patient sleep better. Also, it has been linked with enhancing the motor skills of a patient.

Keeps Alcoholism at Bay

Another of the numerous medical advantages of marijuana is that there is no uncertainty marijuana is a safer option than liquor. While it may not be 100% risk-free, it tends to be a more astute approach to control liquor abuse by subbing it with marijuana.

It is clear marijuana has immense benefits and more research is needed to understand the public health implications of promoting its use.

Isabelle Jones

Isabelle Jones

The information contained in this article is for informational purposes only and is not in any way intended to substitute medical care or advice from your doctor, or be interpreted as expert opinion.

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