Uses For Medical Marijuana
Uses for Medical Marijuana
For the past couple of centuries we have battled the question of the effectiveness of medical marijuana. The true scientific name is Plante Magnoliophyta Magnoliopside Rosales Cannabaceae Cannabis. In western continents it has been known as hashish, bhang, ganja, charas, or churrus. Few studies have been done to prove that Cannabis is useful for medical reasons, but not enough to use it throughout the United States as a pain reliever. Currently we have eight states that recognize the potential that “pot” has. These states include: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Since the beginning of time, mankind has interacted with this plant to help relieve pain. Since our economy has allowed prejudices, resulting from the abuse of Cannabis, our scientist have been directed towards creating man made compounds instead of using what is natural, to relieve suffering. Over half of Americans according to the movie “In Pot We Trust”, agreed to the legalization of marijuana, due to survey research. Cannabis not only can be used for recreational purposes but indefinitely for medical use. It is able to help patients who have glaucoma, cancer, cerebral palsy, severe migraines, Alzheimer’s, vomiting, and any sort of analgesia. If our society could look past the stereotype of Marijuana, they could see the good it can do for patients who have severe pain.
The first known reference to marijuana was in India, where it was found in the Atharva Veda, which may date as far back as the second millennium B.C. Another quite early reference appears on certain tablets unearthed in the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, an Assyrian king. Dr. Robert P. Walton, an American physician and authority on marijuana who assembled much of the historical data here reviewed. This evidence "serves to project the origin of hashish back to the earliest beginnings of history." References to marijuana can...
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