Summary: The Health Benefits Of Marijuana

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Marijuana is a mixture of the dried and shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa, the hemp plant, it contains 60 active ingredients known as cannabinoids. The body naturally makes its own form of cannabinoids to regulate pain, The main mind altering, chemical in marijuana responsible for most of the psychoactive effects is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). When using marijuana THC and other chemicals in the plant pass from the lungs into the bloodstream, which then rapidly carries them throughout the body and to the brain. Using marijuana can relax a person and heighten their mood and can be followed by drowsiness and sedation. Other effects include heightened senses, euphoria, altered perceptions and hunger. The DEA has marijuana …show more content…

But Doctors and Scientist are amazed by it’s benefits and 76% of doctors approve marijuana for medicinal purposes. “In a placebo controlled in a 2007 study in the journal Neurology, Abrams and his colleagues found that marijuana is effective at reducing neuropathic pain, or pain caused by damaged nerves, in HIV patients. Opiates, such as morphine, which is generally given for increased pain, aren’t effective for treating that sort of pain.” Also Researchers at the American Academy of Neurology have also found that medical marijuana in pills or sprays reduce stiffness of muscles and muscle spasms in MS. As well of relieving certain pain related spasms, burning, numbness, as well as an overactive bladder. Marijuana also relieves the pressure in eyes, slowing down the progression of Glaucoma and preventing blindness. One family used medical marijuana to treat their 5 year old daughter with Dravets Syndrome and the results were dramatic, their daughter, Charlotte, went from 300 seizures a week to once a week. This treatment works due to the cannabidiol in the plant interacting with the brain cells to hinder the activity in the brain that causes seizures. The use of Medical Marijuana could impact my life because Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is something I live with, research suggests that marijuana helps with relieving symptoms of PTSD and increases the quality of life says, Raphael Mechoulam, Ph.D.

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