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Why do doctors prescribe medical marijuana to cancer patients?
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∙ 13y ago
they do this because it can make cancer cells die or commit suicide and it can also relieve pain and it also relaxes your body
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Doctors that prescribe medical marijuana in Virginia?
No, you cannot get a prescription for medical marijuana in Virginia. Virginia does not currently allow any use of marijuana, medically or not, as it is illegal. Doctors are not allowed to prescribe it.
Is it legal to prescribe marijuana for medical conditions?
Yes depending on what state you live in the are medical marijuana programs designed to prescribe marijuana to patients either in pill form or marijuana to smoke. I am a patient of medical marijuana my self in California and I buy my medical marijuana from several medical marijuana dispensaries in my town
What are the risks of medical marijuana?
There is no risk. If there was, why would doctors give it to cancer patients?
How can marijuana be legal in a state?
If you have a terminal illness and doctors prescribe you medical weed. but only then is it legal in the US
Does kaiser prescribe medical marijuana?
yes
Can an optometrist prescribe medications in Missouri?
Optometrists are not medical doctors so they cannot prescribe medications. Ophthalmologists are medical doctors and can prescribe medications in all 50 states.
Can a psyd prescribe?
He/she cannot prescribe medication. Only an MD can. Psychiatrists are medical doctors with a specialty is psychiatry, thus a psychiatrist can prescribe medication.He/she cannot prescribe medication. Only an MD can. Psychiatrists are medical doctors with a specialty is psychiatry, thus a psychiatrist can prescribe medication.He/she cannot prescribe medication. Only an MD can. Psychiatrists are medical doctors with a specialty is psychiatry, thus a psychiatrist can prescribe medication.He/she cannot prescribe medication. Only an MD can. Psychiatrists are medical doctors with a specialty is psychiatry, thus a psychiatrist can prescribe medication.He/she cannot prescribe medication. Only an MD can. Psychiatrists are medical doctors with a specialty is psychiatry, thus a psychiatrist can prescribe medication.He/she cannot prescribe medication. Only an MD can. Psychiatrists are medical doctors with a specialty is psychiatry, thus a psychiatrist can prescribe medication.
Who do you call to get Marijuana for Parkinsons?
Your doctor is the only one who can prescribe medical marijuana to you.
Can a psychiatrist prescribe medicine in all 50 states?
Yes psychiatrists are medical doctors. Psychologists, who are not medical doctors, cannot prescribe in most states.
Why do people say they smoke medical marijuana?
In most states, Marijuana is legalized through medical use. Doctors and prescribe marijuana, but cannot give it to them. Until recently doctors recommended (California, for example) that they find a safe way of getting it. Now in California they have privately owned stores that will sell all types of marijuana to people who possess a medical marijuana license. Massachusettes will be voting to be the first state to fully legalize and sell marijuana to residents of Massachusettes, by the government.
Does marijuana help multiple sclerosis?
While hotly debated, marijuana does reduce the neurological pain that MS patients feel better than the toxic, highly addictive (yet somehow still legal) manufactured drugs like OxyContin. It also reduces nausea felt by chemotherapy patients, and it also reduces intraocular pressure that cataract patients feel. Some forward-thinking states have allowed medical uses of marijuana by allowing doctors to prescribe its use within that state. Sadly, medical marijuana users can still be prosecuted by the Federal government for illegal drug use.
Can medical doctors prescribe methadone?
In the U.S. doctors can prescribe methadone for pain management but not for MSW (addicts)
