All About Marijuana

What if one day after taking multiple tests at the doctors office you got a call at home telling you have one of the following diseases? AIDS, HIV, Cachexia, Cancer, Cancer Chemotherapy, Chronic Pain, Epilepsy, Seizures, Glaucoma, Multiple Sclerosis, Migraine, Chron's Disease, Wasting Syndrome, Persistent Muscle Spasms! So many things run through your head. Or suffering with one of these devastating illnesses all your life? Not only are you told you are most likely going to die of this illness but just think of the pain your going through all long with the pain your family is in seeing you in this condition! Along with many other reasons is why; The use of medical marijuana should be legalized for persons with incurable illnesses to obtain a higher quality of life!

Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known! No one has ever died of an overdose. It is easy to regulate the dosage of marijuana, patients smoke until their symptoms are eased not until they are intoxicated. Marijuana is beneficial for the treatment of many illnesses. Marijuana can reduce the nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite caused by Aids and the medication used to treat the aliment. Glaucoma is benefited by marijuana because it can reduce interlobular pressure, thereby alleviating the pain and slowing (sometimes stopping) the progressing of the condition! With cancer marijuana can stimulate appetite and stop nausea and vomiting commonly caused by the side effects of cancer chemotherapy.

Marijuana may protect the nerves from the damage that occurs during multiple sclerosis along with the reduction of the pain, treatment of tremors, and muscle spasms. Recovering drug addicts who are infected with Hepatitis C Virus may stick to their medications much better if they are allowed to use marijuana. Marijuana helps to treat pain and loss of appetite caused by a tissue disorder and degenerative bone marrow disease.

So you may be wondering what happens when marijuana is smoked? When marijuana is smoked, it delivers all of the plants active components. Well marijuana has THC and other cannabinoids in marijuana attach to two types of receptors on cells in your body. CB1 is one of the receptors. CB1 receptors are found mainly in your brain, especially in areas that control body movement, memory and vomiting.

This is most likely why marijuana can be useful in treating nausea, pain, and loss of appetite. CB2 the other receptor. CB2 is found in small numbers elsewhere in your body, mainly in tissue of the immune system; Such as your spleen and lymph nodes. CB2 may serve as a brake on the immune system functions. This is why marijuana can help suppress your immune system. After marijuana is smoked, its ingredients reach their peak levels in your body within minutes, and effects can last up to an hour and a half. Yet when the marijuana plant is eaten the ingredients can take up to several hours to reach its peak of levels in your body, and their effects may last for hours!

But marijuana is not a miracle drug, it has its downfalls and risks to these great benefits. Even though some doctors and patients praise the use of marijuana as a significant medical drug, the United States government along with the State Medical Society opposes the use of marijuana use! Federal Law recognizes marijuana as a Schedule 1 drugs in the Controlled Substances Act, which is classifies it as one of “ the most dangerous drugs that have no recognized medical use. Truthfully I am guessing they are not in these patients situations!

The one exception to this classification allows the use in FDA-approved research programs. When someone is in so much pain from any of the illnesses, I have listed how could you not want to just take the pain away! Even though there are many risks when smoking marijuana. Such as: imprisonment, impairment of thinking, problem-solving skills, memory, reduced balance and coordination, increased risk of heart attack, heightened risk of chronic cough and respiratory infections, potential for hallucinations and withdrawal symptoms. The burning of marijuana produces toxins which can cause emphysema and lung cancer. Many also say that marijuana is often used as a stepping stone drug, leading to heroin, cocaine, or other harder drugs. People may drive while being high on marijuana and other dangers may be increased. Some also feel that is morally wrong to use marijuana. Many say that legalizing medical marijuana may lead teens to thinking it is safe for them to use.

Yet in defense, Marijuana generally is not more harmful than alcohol or tobacco if used as prescribed. Marijuana is a natural substance and if making marijuana for medical use may change the perception of marijuana from a party drug to a medication might make it less attractive to teens who smoke marijuana to rebel or to look “cool.” Those who oppose the use of marijuana say that the Marinol (a synthetic THC pill form) is an alternative to smoking marijuana. Even though it is legal in every state and delivers some of the benefits of marijuana; It is hard to control the dosage. Also it only contains one of the plant's active compounds (THC).

Patients also reported fewer of the positive effects associated with marijuana, along with more negative effects then marijuana! Or the Vaporizor which converts marijuana into inhalable form, without releasing toxins in the air. The drug marijuana does is legal in every state and delivers some of the benefits of smoking marijuana but it is difficult to control the dosage and only contains the plant's active ingredients THC. Along with that patients report more negative side effects with the use of Vaporizor then Marijuana.

If you were in a situation, were medicine just, did not work at all and you were, is such incredible pain that it hurt to smile what would you do? Wouldn't you want something to take away your pain? I sure would! I am not talking about going out and smoking to get “high” for recreational use but to obtain a quality of life for patients who have given up hope on life because it's just too painful to bare. Lets give hope back to these ill patients , Well at least a pain-free one!