Medical Purposes For Cannabis

Medical marijuana - Mayo Clinic

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Depending on the state, you may qualify for treatment with medical marijuana if you meet certain requirements and have a qualifying condition, such as: Alzheimer's disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) HIV/AIDS Crohn's disease Epilepsy …

Are There Benefits of Marijuana for Medical Use?

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Medicinal Use of Cannabis - What You Need to Know

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How Medical Marijuana Works, and Which Conditions It …

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Medical marijuana uses the marijuana plant or chemicals in it to treat diseases or conditions. It's basically the same product as recreational marijuana, but it's taken for …

What are the health benefits and risks of cannabis?

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Medical marijuana - Harvard Health

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Uses of medical marijuana The most common use for medical marijuana in the United States is for pain control. While marijuana isn’t strong enough for severe pain …

Cannabis (Marijuana) and Cannabinoids: What You …

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Marinol and Syndros, which contain dronabinol (synthetic THC), and Cesamet, which contains nabilone (a synthetic substance similar to THC), are approved by the FDA. Dronabinol and nabilone are used to treat …

Is marijuana safe and effective as medicine? | National …

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The potential medicinal properties of marijuana and its components have been the subject of research and heated debate for decades. THC itself has proven medical benefits in …

Health Effects of Marijuana | Health Effects | Marijuana

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The cannabis plant contains more than 100 compounds (or cannabinoids). These compounds include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is impairing or mind-altering, as …

9 Medical Uses for Cannabis - Medical Recreational …

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2. Glaucoma Cannabis has been used to treat glaucoma, due to its ability to reduce and relieve intraocular pressure since its discovery as an effective option in the 1970s. Since then, multiple studies have continued to …