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Whether Medical Cannabis Should Be Accepted Widely

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Whether Medical Cannabis Should Be Accepted Widely

In recent years, the American Medical Association, the American Medical Association Foundation, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and other medical groups have published statements against the use of medical cannabis for therapeutic purposes. Medical marijuana appears to be safe and helpful in the treatment of chronic pain, nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy, wasting syndrome linked with AIDS, and muscular spasms caused by multiple sclerosis and epilepsy, according to study. Cannabinoids have been shown in multiple trials to inhibit the growth and spread of a variety of malignancies, including pancreatic, lung, leukemic, melanoma, oral, lymphoma, and other types of cancer. A large number of oncologists believe that medicinal marijuana should be available to their patients.

Cannabis comes in a variety of forms. They are as follows:

Cannabis sativa is a kind of cannabis that is native to Mexico and Central South America. The sativa plant has thin, serrated leaves and is tall. It contains THC, the psychoactive component of the plant, and its effects are mostly mental and emotional.

Cannabis indica strain is a type of strain that originated in Asia and India and is now produced in the United States. The plant seems to be short in appearance. Indica has mostly physical and some emotional benefits, such as relaxation, sedation, and pain relief.

Cannabis Ruderalis, popularly known as hemp, is a THC-free variety.

Cannabis Hybrid Strains are the outcome of cross-pollination between different strains of cannabis. The effects are frequently greater than those of the original strain.

According to the National Cancer Institute, unlike many other misused substances, marijuana does not have a deadly overdose. Although marijuana can be addictive for some people, it has a lower risk of addiction than some prescription medicines and other commonly misused substances. Marijuana, on the other hand, has negative consequences. THC is marijuana's main psychoactive ingredient. It is one of more than 60 cannabinoids. THC binds to cannabinoid receptors in the brain, which are found in regions related with thinking, memory, pleasure, coordination, and time perception. Regular cannabis usage, according to researchers, may have neurotoxic consequences on growing brain regions.

Smoking marijuana has yielded mixed results in studies on whether it poses a major cancer risk. Worldwide study on the benefits and adverse effects of chemicals found in marijuana is underway, according to the American Cancer Society. Some marijuana components have already been turned into medications.

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