Key Facts About Medical Marijuana

By Amy Hansen, The Fresh Toast

The cannabis industry has been in the news with Speaker Johnson allowing bills to slow or stop the growth. But science and doctors say it has benefits.

The Speaker for the House of Representatives has tacitly given his approval for reducing the public’s access to marijuana. This is at odds with with 85% of the public, who believe it should be legal in some form. Recreationally, marijuana has been proven to be less damaging to the body than alcohol. And, unlike booze, it has clear medical benefits. But some lawmakers are looking backward and not forward. And patients and veterans are goign to be

It is important to know cannabis has been a key tool in the opioid epidemic. And, despite the prediction, legalizing the plant has lead to a reduction of minor consumption rates. Science has proven there is a clear benefit, but more research needs to unlock everything it can do and the correct dosage.  Expanded legalization will only help patients.

While a majority of people use cannabis to relax, almost 46% use it for some type of medical benefit. And in a somewhat legal world, alcohol use is dropping among Gen Z as they use healthier marijuana. The US Veterans Department and civilian physicians encourages patients to talk about how they are using marijuana to manage illness or pain. They consider it part of a regime and want to maximize the benefits. In addition, understand medical marijuana is an important ally in combatting PTSD.

As Speaker Johnson and his allies try to stop marijuana, the American Medical Association, Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration along with medical research institutions have thrown their weight to greater access and more research as it is a better option in some treatments.

Some of the acknowledged researched benefits include:

• Chronic pain relief, particularly neuropathic pain. This may helps decrease opioid use to manage pain.
• Nausea relief, especially with cancer patients
• Management of multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms
• Appetite stimulant
• Some mental health

Researchers say more research needs to be done to unlock the 100 or so other cannabinoids in any given strain. The study suggests cannabinoids like Cannabichromene (CBC) and Cannabinol (CBN) might be responsible for more of the therapeutic benefits than previously know.

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