Marijuana Is Safe To Use As A Medical Drug, It Has NO Health Risks States WHO: Marijuana is a drug that is made from the dried leaves and flowers of hemp plant. It produces a pleasant feeling of being relaxed if smoked or eaten. It is illegal in many countries but with a new evidence now which states that it is safe to be use a as a medical  drug it has no health risks.

How is it Consumed ?

Medical marijuana is available in several different forms. It can be smoked, vaporized, ingested in a pill form or an edible version can be added to food such as brownies, cookies and chocolate bars. WHO expert committee on drug dependence announced that after various studies on animals and humans shows its therapeutic value for seizures due to epilepsy and related conditions.

Where is it Legal ?

Marijuana is currently legal on the state level in 29 states and in Washington DC. It is still illegal from federal government’s perspective. The obama administration did not make prosecuting medical marijuana even a minor priority on the other hand president Donald Trump promised not to interfere with the people who use medical marijuana .

Uses of Medical Marijuana:

Marijuana as a Pain Reliever:

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 Most common use of marijuana is for pain. But it is not strong enough for severe pain. It is safer than opiates and it can take the place of NSAIDS if people cannot take it due to problems with their kidneys or ulcers.

Marijuana as a Sedative:

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Medicines like neurontin, lyrica or opiates are highly sedating which is used in multiple sclerosis and patient claims that these allows them to resume their previous activities without feeling completely out of it and disengaged on the other hand in this case marijuana acts relatively better.

 

Marijuana as Muscle Relaxant:

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Marijuana is said to be a fantastic muscle relaxant. It is also used to reduce tremors in Parkinson and somewhere in chronic pain.

Some Other Uses of Marijuana:

It is also used to manage nausea and weight loss and can be used to treat glaucoma. Medical marijuana is also reported to help patients suffering from pain and wasting syndrome associated with HIV as well as bowel syndrome.

Many researchers have done study regarding medical marijuana and as it has lots of medical importance and cannot be ignored so WHO states that “Marijuana Is safe to be used as a medical drug under medical supervision, it has no health risk”.