Cannabis Sativa or Marijuana is illegal in many places around the world, but in Los Angeles, medical marijuana or MMJ dispensaries are legally allowed to provide marijuana to patients with a Los Angeles MMJ card, as per prescription from their doctor.
Patients who suffer from intense pain caused by incurable diseases such as cancer, AIDS and multiple sclerosis significantly benefit from the pain-relieving properties of medical marijuana. The side effects of Los Angeles MMJ are relatively mild compared to that caused by traditional medicines.
Cannabis is not a new drug, it was used for medicinal purposes thousands of years ago. Marijuana was used as early as 1400 BC to relieve childbirth pain. The drug continued to find use during the Greek and Roman ages as well.
What are the diseases that can be alleviated by the use of Los Angeles MMJ?
THC, the active chemical in Marijuana, is the one that serves to alleviate symptoms such as loss of appetite, chronic pain and inflammation, that are caused by many diseases.
Glaucoma
Los Angeles MMJ can help lower the pressure inside the ocular chamber of the eye and alleviate symptoms of glaucoma. Marijuana has been proven to be effective in the treatment of glaucoma whether it is administered through inhalation, orally or intravenously.
Cancer
Cancer is not a specific disease, it is the common name for a group of more than hundred diseases where the normal cells of the body suddenly turn abnormal and begin to grow uncontrollably. Cancer patients suffer from terrible pain, and even treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation attack the body’s immune system leaving the patient very weak and vulnerable. Los Angeles MMJ can help treat many conditions associated with cancer such as pain, nausea, depression, loss of appetite and anxiety. Later stages of cancer can cause a gradual wasting away of the patient. Marijuana can help increase appetite and improve the quality of life for patients undergoing cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and those suffering from advanced stages of the disease. Cancer patients usually take cannabis through a vaporizer or along with food.
Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis can cause severe inflammation and pain in the joints. Los Angeles MMJ is helpful in reducing both inflammation and pain. Arthritis can also trigger auto-immune diseases. Marijuana can calm the symptoms and have a beneficial effect on the body’s immune system, thereby preventing further auto-immune diseases. Marijuana is very effective in treating arthritis pain and has significantly less side effects as compared to that of prescription pain killers.
Chronic diseases
Irritable bowel syndrome, Chron’s and other chronic diseases can cause symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea and nausea. Marijuana can help relieve these symptoms.
Alzheimer’s disease
The tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, which is the active chemical in marijuana, helps prevent Alzheimer’s by keeping a check on deposits in the brain that cause the disease.
OCD and Tourette’s
Marijuana can slow down the tics that Tourette’s patients suffer from. It can also calm down the obsessive neurological symptoms exhibited by patients suffering from OCD. Almost 3.3 million Americans suffer from OCD and more than 270,000 have Tourette’s.
If you suffer from any diseases that affect your day to day life, medical marijuana could perhaps relieve many of your symptoms and drastically improve the quality of your life.
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