Marijuana – The Better Side of the Drug

Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plant is what is widely popular as medical marijuana which can be used to cure several chronic diseases. The very first state to legalize medical marijuana was California in the year 1996 and went on to expand in the Southern United States, followed by Florida and Arkansas in 2016. The marijuana plant consists of over one hundred chemicals called cannabinoids and each one is unique in their function which directly causes ailments to sooth.

What is the use of Medical Marijuana?

The materials of medicinal marijuana is the same as recreational marijuana but are used for curing ailments. Marijuana has goodness in them if directed in one’s body in a healthy manner. Vaporizing the plant extract instead of smoking it has a direct effect on the body which is positive rather than negative. They can be used for the treatment of the following diseases:

• Spinal Cord Injury and Spinal Cord disease

A healthy spinal cord is essential to living a healthy life. Any kind of issue with spinal cord is, thus, unacceptable. Trauma to the spine and spinal cord diseases like spina bifida, syringomyelia can be cured with the help of marijuana doses as and when prescribed by the physician.

• HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS has been an alarming condition worldwide and its treatment has always been recorded with side-effects which are intolerable. Medicinal cannabis has been proven to cure HIV/AIDS without any kind of side effects and gradually mounting up the ladder of popularity.  

• Cancer

It is not yet proved whether medical marijuana can cure cancer but it has proven to combat the side effects of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy. The feeling of nausea and loss of appetite are said to be aided by marijuana.

• Insomnia

Marijuana is known to invoke dizziness and helps in sound sleep. A small dosage instead of plenty may, in fact, help an insomniac patient to calm his nerves down for some time and help him sleep.

• Anxiety

People often self-prescribe medical marijuana to cure anxiety which can be dangerous. Medical marijuana, no doubt can calm down an anxiety-ridden person, only if taken as per needed.

‘Medical marijuana’ as the name suggests are used for the sole purpose of addressing medical conditions only. The medicinal properties are exclusively accepted and used which are supposed to be milder than the recreational ones.