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Yes, marijuana can help AIDS patients. Specifically it helps with what is known as wasting syndrome. Malnurishment can cause a further weakening of the immune system and because the disease can cause a chronic loss of appetite, the phenomenon known to marijuana smokers as "the munchies" is of great help to AIDS patients.

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People with cancer. People with Glaucoma. People with nothing else to do.

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Not necessarily, although it is proven that marijuana helps alleviate the symptoms associated with many serious illnesses.

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Marijuana also increases appetite and reduces nausea and has been used with AIDS patients to counter weight lossand "wasting" that may result from the disease.

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Cannabis has been shown in certain studies to be effective in the treatment of chronic pain.

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