Medical Marijuana: Nothing is New
The use of cannabis as medicine is not new, in fact, there are references to the use of marijuana as a medicine that date back to 2,000 years BC. Marijuana use hasn’t been confined to just one geographical area either – there are global records of its use. In China, it was used to treat conditions such as malaria, constipation and rheumatism.
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You might be surprised to find that it wasn’t just ancient peoples who used the drug; marijuana remained in the United States pharmacopoeia until 1941. Up until that time, cannabis was freely available in shops and, in the UK, Queen Victoria, that most conservative of royals, used cannabis to alleviate her menstrual cramps.
Medical Marijuana: The Truth
The truth of the matter is we don’t know exactly how many illnesses and symptoms that the medical use of marijuana could alleviate. The following list is taken from Appendix IV of a US Government Accountability Office report issued in November 2002, Descriptions of Allowable Conditions under State Medical Marijuana Laws.
Over the following days detailed articles will be written about how marijuana may help each of these conditions and as the articles are published they will be linked to this page.
This is not an exhaustive list of the conditions that may be helped by using cannabis and other conditions will be added as you tell us about them!
We believe Medical Marijuana will help these conditions:
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Anorexia
- Anxiety
- AIDS
- Arthritis
- Autism
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Crohn’s Disease
- Depression
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- HIV
- Insomnia
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Nausea
- Pain
- PTSD
- Spasticity
- Stress
- Wasting Syndrome
Find out the Medical Marijuana state laws where you live. Then you will know whether you are legally able to use Medical Marijuana to treat your medical condition.
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Below is a repost of an article published on Americans for Safe Access website: www.safeaccessnow.org in November of 2003. The article describes how cannabinoids, the active components of marijuana, inhibit tumor growth in laboratory animals and also kill cancer cells. Then it finishes off by saying that the US government has known for more than 35 years and that the media which would normally go crazy about a cancer cure story like this, doesn’t at all and in fact seem to be burying the story rather than promote it in any way. I for one am amazed at the government’s stance on marijuana and their failed war on drugs, which is more like a war on it’s own country. I guess too many people get rich off of the war on drugs.
Yes I hear you! My husband and I are considering moving to a state where it is legal. We are in the same boat. He is dying. We are not the criminals either. Best of luck. Vote to legalize.
Hello,
I’ve been a formal patient in the Pain Clinic setting for going on 5 years. I suffer with RSD or more recently named Complex Regional Pain Syndrome which is a debilitating pain (nerve) condition.
Ive tried virtually every available treatment,procedure, and medicine to find only marginal at best relief.
Ive had a spinal cord stimulator implanted, I currently take Methadone and Oxycodone for the pain although their benefits are beginning to disappear.
Recently, Ive had some luck with ketamine Infusions on a monthly basis. The Ketamine actually helps a bit but I still am in need of more relief and do not think that narcotic analgesics are working much any longer.
Herein lies my question, I live in Maine where Medical Marijuana is legal. Has anyone had any luck at all with this? Obviously Im getting somewhat desperate as Ive got a 16 yr old daughter to whom I make no bones about pointing out the fact that Marijuana and other drugs are destructive.
So, anyone have any ideas or stories for me? Your consideration is much appreciated.
Bill
PS I also neglected to say that Im currently in Interferon Therapy for Hep C as a result of blood transfusion. Appetite and weight loss are serious issues that i would presume would be helped by Med Marijuana. ( Ive lost 30 lbs in 45 days ) I can be emailed at lukeone17@yahoo.com
God Bless!
I suffer from a type of epilepsy known as Complex Partial Seizures (CPS for short). I have been on numerous drugs (Dilantin, Tegretol, Keppra, Lamictal, etc., and even participated in a 2 year drug trial for a drug that has just recently received FDA approval called Lacosomide. While I did receive varying degrees of help from each of them when I started them, they eventually failed to produce any positive effects. I don’t need to go over the negative side effects we all know about.
The only substance that has given me complete relief from seizures is cannabis. This was recently proven when I spent a week in the hospital while the doctors tried to induce multiple seizures. What they didn’t know was that I had been using MM for a week before I went into the hospital. No matter what they tried (including strobe lights at various frequencies), caused so much as one seizure. I finally discussed it with my doctor and while he couldn’t speak in an official capacity, he acknowledged the benefits of using MM.
So what’s the problem? I live in a state that DOES NOT recognize the medical benefits of marijuana. So like so many others, if I choose to use the only drug that controls my seizures (one that Big Pharma doesn’t profit from), I’m considered a criminal.
Like so many others, I’m tired of being called a criminal by those who really are the criminals. Those whose greed allows them to profit from the pain and suffering of those who, for the most part, have neither the physical nor financial means to fight back.