24 Facts About Medical cannabis

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Preliminary evidence has indicated that Medical cannabis might reduce nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy and reduce chronic pain and muscle spasms.

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Medical cannabis can be administered through various methods, including capsules, lozenges, tinctures, dermal patches, oral or dermal sprays, cannabis edibles, and vaporizing or smoking dried buds.

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Countries that allow the medical use of whole-plant cannabis include Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, and Uruguay.

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The number of active chemicals in Medical cannabis is one reason why treatment with Medical cannabis is difficult to classify and study.

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The authors state that additional randomized controlled trials of different Medical cannabis products are necessary to make conclusive recommendations.

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When Medical cannabis is inhaled to relieve pain, blood levels of cannabinoids rise faster than when oral products are used, peaking within three minutes and attaining an analgesic effect in seven minutes.

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Evidence suggests that oral Medical cannabis extract is effective for reducing patient-centered measures of spasticity.

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Typically, adverse effects of medical cannabis use are not serious; they include tiredness, dizziness, increased appetite, and cardiovascular and psychoactive effects.

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The amount of Medical cannabis normally used for medicinal purposes is not believed to cause any permanent cognitive impairment in adults, though long-term treatment in adolescents should be weighed carefully as they are more susceptible to these impairments.

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Recreational use of Medical cannabis is associated with cognitive deficits, especially for those who begin to use Medical cannabis in adolescence.

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Smoking and inhalation of vaporized Medical cannabis have better absorption than do other routes of administration, and therefore have more predictable distribution.

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The FDA issued a 2006 advisory against smoked medical cannabis stating: "marijuana has a high potential for abuse, has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and has a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision.

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Medical cannabis recommended the substance for many ailments, including constipation, gout, rheumatism, and absent-mindedness.

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Medical cannabis returned to England with a supply of cannabis in 1842, after which its use spread through Europe and the United States.

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Also, the advent of the hypodermic syringe allowed these drugs to be injected for immediate effect, in contrast to Medical cannabis which is not water-soluble and therefore cannot be injected.

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An advertisement for Medical cannabis americana distributed by a pharmacist in New York in 1917.

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Countries that have legalized the medical use of cannabis include Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Lebanon, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.

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Marijuana vending machines for selling or dispensing Medical cannabis are in use in the United States and are planned to be used in Canada.

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Organizations that oppose the legalization of medical cannabis include the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Psychiatric Association.

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The American Heart Association says that "many of the concerning health implications of Medical cannabis include cardiovascular diseases" but that it supports rescheduling to allow "more nuanced.

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The American Cancer Society and American Psychological Association have noted the obstacles that exist for conducting research on Medical cannabis, and have called on the federal government to better enable scientific study of the drug.

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The report authors suggested rather that medical cannabis users occupied a "continuum" between medical and nonmedical use.

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Medical cannabis research includes any medical research on using cannabis as a treatment for any medical condition.

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Medical cannabis is unusually broad as a treatment for many conditions, each of which has its own state of research.

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