Medical Cannabis: Facts And Benefits Of Proper Consumption

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YOGYAKARTA - The discussion about marijuana in the medical world is not new. Although many benefits are found, the use of marijuana in Indonesia is still illegal.

In other countries such as the United States (US) medical use of marijuana is currently legal at the level in 29 states, but still illegal from the point of view of the federal government.

Reporting from the official Harvard website, about 85 percent of people in America support the legalization of medical marijuana, and it is estimated that at least several million people in America have now used it.

Marijuana as a pain reliever

The article, written by Peter Grinspoon, calls the most common use of medical marijuana in America for pain control.

Although marijuana is not strong enough to deal with severe pain such as postoperative pain or fractures, it is effective enough to relieve the chronic pain that plagues millions of people in America.

Marijuana also has a positive side in medicine, including it is safer than opium because it does not make an overdose and is not addictive.

In addition, marijuana can also be used to replace NSAIDs such as Advil or Aleve — especially for people who can't take them because of kidney problems or GERD.

Marijuana as a drug for Parkinson's and chronic pain

In particular, marijuana can relieve multiple-sclerosis pain and general nerve pain. Marijuana can treat marijuana easily with neurontin and lyrica because it has a calming effect.

Then another function of marijuana is as a muscle relaxant and can reduce tremors in Parkinson's patients.

Grinspoon also explained that the use of marijuana is quite successful for several other diseases such as fibromyalgia, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, and several other chronic pain diseases.

Marijuana for HIV patients

Another benefit of marijuana is that it can treat nausea and weight loss can also be used to treat glaucoma.

Grinspoon even explains that marijuana can treat PTSD in soldiers returning from war zones. Many studies reveal that there has been a drastic increase in soldiers using cannabis as a postwar treatment.

An even more astonishing fact is that medical marijuana can also help patients suffering from pain syndrome due to HIV disease. In addition, irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn's disease can also be treated with marijuana.

Through his article, Grinspoon explains that his presentation is not a definite reference, but only to provide a brief survey of some conditions that can be treated with medical marijuana.

Once again, Grinspoon warns that all of the above claims for the effectiveness of marijuana must be critically re-evaluated and handled by experts with more care.

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