Medical Uses of Marijuana In the world, the most used drug is cannabis, also known as ‘joint’ or marijuana among other names. It comes from a hemp plant, and the flower is the primary part that produces it, and some of it can be obtained from the leaves, seeds and the stem of the hemp plant. It has chemical compounds such as cannabinoids, whose concentration is high in the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant. When marijuana is taken by mouth, it can be used for medical purposes. The medical cannabis can be gotten in pharmacies or clinics that are licensed to sell it.Even though these licensed dispensaries and pharmacies have been legalized to sell it; they are still required to have a limited distribution due to certain requirements of the law. Before you are allowed to deal with the pharmacy, you will first need a prescription from a specialist. The prescription must have a sanction from a physician, and the sickness you are suffering from that needs treatment through the medical use of cannabis. The first condition that marijuana can treat and prevent is glaucoma. Glaucoma is a sickness that is caused by the build up of excess fluids in the front part of the eye, causing an increase in pressure that destroys the eye’s optic nerves. If not treated, glaucoma can lead to loss of vision.For that reason, medical doctors may recommend glaucoma patients to take this drug because it reduces their intraocular pressure.As a result, the effects of marijuana slow the progression of glaucoma and also prevent loss of sight.
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Also, cancer patients take marijuana to lessen nausea and vomiting that are caused by chemotherapeutic agents that are used in the cancer treatment. Several studies indicates that some chemical compounds found in marijuana can decrease the progression of certain types of cancer cells and the spread of some kinds of cancer. Besides, medical doctors may prescribe marijuana to AIDS patients to fight off pain nausea and weight loss. The drug also helps them in increasing their appetite, and as a result, they gain weight.
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Besides reducing pain, nausea and weight loss, marijuana can be used by people who undergo kidney transplant to weaken their immune system and minimize the probabilities of the kidney transplant been rejected. In conclusion, studies show that marijuana can be used to regulate epileptic seizures and minimize the symptoms of a severe seizure condition. Doctors who advise patients to use this drug for this purpose, say that the chemical compound known as cannabidiol regularly interact with the brain cells to reduce the severe activities in the brain that cause these seizures.
