What are some medical reasons medical marijuana used for?

Answer 1

Cannabis has many uses. It depends what outcome you are interested in achieving.

You can vaporize (the safest way to inhale vapors) if you are looking for instant relief of pain or nausea

You can ingest it either through food made with oil or butter infused with cannabis or tincture, this method will take longer to affect you, but will last for hours

You can also use it topically in salves or lotion to relieve pain

Answer 2

Mainly people who have some sort of terminal illness. Like cancer or aids, it helps them gain an appetite. It is also used for people with severe anxiety and stress. It is also used to help people when they have glaucoma, by relieving some type of pressure behind the eye so they can see better.

Answer 3

Marijuana's therapeutic uses are well-documented in modern scientific literature. The studies indicate that marijuana provides symptomatic relief for a number of medical conditions, including nausea and vomiting, stimulating appetite, promoting weight gain, and diminishing intraocular pressure from glaucoma. There is also evidence that smoked marijuana and/or THC reduces muscle spasticity from spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis, and diminishes tremors in multiple sclerosis patients. Patients and physicians have also reported that smoked marijuana provides relief from migraine headaches, depression, seizures, insomnia and chronic pain, among other conditions.

The only marijuana currently approved at the Federal level for medical use is Marinol, a synthetic form of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the most active component of marijuana. It was developed as an antiemetic (an agent that reduces nausea used in chemotherapy treatments), which can be taken orally in capsule form. The effects of Marinol on glaucoma are not impressive.

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