The medical benefits of marijuana

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Helps to reduce pain

Many people tend to use cannabis as a way to reduce and cope with their chronic pain they deal with daily. Science has proven that cannabis effectiveness is extraordinary as it has proven to reduce the pain of patients experiencing chemotherapy, cancer, arthritis and joint pain. Cannabis is used as a type of pain killer for some, helping them feel more at rest and relaxed when dealing with some of these health concerns.

Helps with sleep issues

Insomnia is a very common issue that people face all over the world where they are too stressed to sleep or experience triggering dreams that keep them awake at night. Science has also proven that people sleep much better on cannabis as the CBD helped to reduce any of these sleep disturbances such as pain or anxiety they may experience in their day to day lives. However, this can sometimes be risky as taking too much THC can interfere with sleep and keep you awake all night. If you take too little CBD it can prevent you from having a good sleep and so is recommended you take bigger doses.

Helps with mental health issues

Cannabis not only reduces physical pain but also mental, people struggling with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and PTSD tend to use cannabis to lift their low moods and calm their thoughts and mind. Recent studies on the effect of cannabis on depressed patients has shown that symptoms have improved by massive amounts just after smoking THC or CBD. However, it is important to remember to stick to the correct amount of dosage of cannabis as more tends to not have positive effects. It can also be argued cannabis is not a long term solution for people struggling with mental health issues and instead a short term one which actually makes their health worsen over a long period of time. For example, Arizona medical marijuana evaluations have discovered peoples depression sometimes worsens as receptors int be brain change over a long time of smoking cannabis, creating more of a vulnerability to experiencing low moods. Cannabis does have a positive effect on reducing anxiety but quantity is important as a little bit reduces anxiety effectively however too much worsens anxiety and creates paranoia.

Helps with Cancer symptoms

Cancer is an extremely difficult and painful disorder people go through physically and mentally and it has been found that cannabis effectively helps to reduce this pain and also symptoms patients experience such as vomiting and weight loss. However, cannabis should not be used as a treatment, it is simply a pain relief and patients should always go to a doctor before deciding to smoke cannabis to see if it’s effects will work as this wastes time. Cannabis should not be considered on the same level as chemotherapy or radiation therapy as it is not a long term solution that will keep patients healthy it just helps to make them feel better in the short term.

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