Marijuana Should be a Medical Option!

Medical Marijuana

Why keep those pricey bottles and boxes of drugs in our medicine cabinets which are worthless? New research suggests that marijuana is a medicine. This is a concern which should be addressed for the citizens of United States who have to fight for their medicine to feel better and ease their illness. This is why marijuana should be a medical option! Marijuana is a natural herbal plant which is often called pot, weed, MMJ, cannabis, bubble gum, green goddess and there are several other names that follows. It can be smoked, eaten and drank. There are few reasons why it should be a medical option such as it costs less, its chemical free, and last it helps with the side effects from other medicines and illnesses. Marijuana can relieve certain types of pain such as migraine headaches, anxiety, chronic back pain, arthritis, movement disorders, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, glaucoma and epilepsy. In some medical cases, marijuana is prescribed by the doctors since the pain tolerance is too high. However, marijuana can be considered as less toxic than other medicines that are out there.

Medical marijuana is cheaper medicine. One can begin with comparing two medicines such as Marinol and marijuana. Marinol is a generic form of the name brand drug that is an alternative for marijuana. It is a medicine that is approved by the government. It is prescribed to treat vomiting, nausea, and loss of appetite. It does similar things as marijuana does, but what cost? Is one willing to suffer the consequences or make their life stressful, and having to worry about the money for the prescriptions all the time? Marinol costs 22.63 dollars for 5 mg, low dose, and marijuana costs 18.00 dollars for ...

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...S. If it was a medical option, than patients would not have to suffer and rely on other addictive drugs that are out there. This is a selective drug that can help sick patients. Instead of chemical drugs which are expensive and have many side effects, one can use marijuana to overcome the hardships of life, find an emotional balance, leave stress of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries. It is time to get away from those drug boxes stored in the medicine cabinet and consider medical marijuana as an option!

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