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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are funding many researcher to further the research and benefits of cannabinoids, THC and CBD in medical marijuana. It is believed that THC and CBD can help with killing cancer cell with radiation.

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychoactive extract from the sativa plant that needs to be used in the medical field. The sativa plant produces both, cannabidiol and marijuana. However, cannabidiol is very different from the psychoactive drug, marijuana. The difference, marijuana contains a larger amount of the famous active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Which produces the psychoactive high in marijuana, but cannabidiol does not. Although, cannabidiol is the complete opposite of marijuana, for the very reason of THC it is a controversial product. Hemp Cannabidiol could be used for a very beneficial purpose: medicine in seizures. The level of THC in hemp cannabidiol is minor, though many people are still against the use of this extract for medicine because of the controversies and little research. According to the peer review, “What makes a Good Home Based Nocturnal Seizure Detector? A Value Sensitive Design”, by Judith van Andel, Frans Leijten, Hans van Delden, and Ghislaine van Thiel, all from the University of Medical Centre Utrecht, demonstrates that “Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological disorders…” (1). Hemp CBD from the Sativa plant needs to be used more within the medical field because it has the potent for curing seizure illnesses, a new hope, and boosting the economy.

Cannabis has be research in many different aspects. Dr. Hazekamp has defined the use and description of Cannabis. She provides history and chemical composition. The chemical composition (Cannabinoids) is discussed in detail of how to use it, the research methods, and the effects of using it. Dr. Hazekamp also describes the use of Cannabis without the cannabinoid chemical. Hemp oil, extracts, flavonoids, terpenoids, and other compounds are discussed in much detail. The paper concludes with the use of the plant in medicine and research with the law, society, and availability of Cannabis.

Medical cannabis has emerged on the scene in the last ten years or so as a true alternative to opioid medications. While research conducted in the early 20th century and the 1990s and early 2000s indicated cannabis could be an effective treatment for pain, few medical professionals really advocated it as an alternative to the opioids they’d always prescribed.

There are at least two active chemicals in marijuana that researchers think have medicinal applications- tetrahydrocannabinol which impacts the brain and cannabinol is a pain relieving drug. The marijuana can help in getting many

Cannabis is natural, while pharmaceuticals are loaded with a wide assortment of chemicals that a great number of people can't even pronounce not to mention completely understand. These chemicals can prompt myriad reactions for the patients who use them. Pain killers can be extremely addictive and ruin patients' lives, while other standard medications can bring about gastrointestinal issues, visual deficiency, internal bleeding, organ failure, and even demise from complications or overdose. Numerous patients just can't deal with the every day long term effects of prescription drugs. With medical cannabis, patients can reap the benefits managing their side effects without worrying about habit, overdose or, genuine symptoms that aren't justified

Should doctors look more into using medical marijuana for chronic pain and other disorders? Scientist have stated that medical marijuana can treat multiple medical issues but they do come with side effects. Cannabidiol also known as CBD and Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) have many health benefits that patients should take into consideration in order to alleviate the pain associated with their medical issues. Rather than dealing with multiple different doses of medication THC is psychoactive while CBD is not psychoactive, both benefit different but similar issues but gives patients a lower chance to become addicted to their prescribed medications.

(2009) studied the effects of Sativex on those who did not find relief from typical routes of pain management, the idea that cannabinoids might have more use as a secondary method of pain management was also addressed in the article Is there a need for weed? The role of cannabinoids in managing neuropathic pain. The article cites a study of 26 MS patients who were unresponsive to other pain treatments, found “significantly better pain relief” (p.12) by using sublingual cannabis extract. However, in analyzing a study with a larger number of participants, Is there a need for weed? The role of cannabinoids in managing neuropathic pain found that there was no marked improvement of pain levels over the placebo group, however they did note some objective improvement (such as

The main reason that the use of THC is slim in the future is principally due to the effects it produces within the central nervous system. These effects include: perceptual abnormalities, occasionally hallucinations, dysphoria, abnormal thinking, depersonalization, and somnolence (long periods of sleepiness or drowsiness).¹ One way to dodge these effects is in the use of non-THC plant cannabinoids, which do not seem to produce psychotropic effects. Canabidiol, for example, is considered to be nonpsychotropic. A proposed method cannabidiol allays this effect is by preventing its usual conversion to the more psychoactive 11-hydroxy-THC. Recently, scientists have found that systematic variations in constituents of THC (i.e., cannabidiol and cannabichromene) do not affect the behavioral or neurophysiological responses to marijuana¹

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol, also known as THC, is the best cannabinoid found in medical marijuana THC acts as a muscle relaxant, anti-inflammatory, and a stimulant. Cannabidiol, also known as CBD, reduces the physiological effects of medical marijuana. A strain of medical marijuana with high THC levels along with high levels of CBD will have fewer mental effects. Cannabinol, also known as CBN, is not to be confused with Cannabidiol. CBN is a like THC, with less mental effects. CBN can help with lowering pressure in the eye and anti-seizure. Cannabichromene, also known as CBC, helps enhance the effects of THC. Cannabigerol, also known as CBG, is believed to be the one of the oldest

Chronic pain is intense suffering/agony that can persist between weeks to years. Currently, there are an estimated more than 3 million cases of chronic pain in the United States each year. That is where the Marijuana comes into play. An article on the JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association states the following for Marijuana being used for chronic pain as well as other medical problems,”Aside from nausea and appetite stimulation, indications for which there are 2 FDA-approved cannabinoids (dronabinol and nabilone), chronic pain, neuropathic pain, and spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis are the indications for medical marijuana supported by high-quality evidence”(Hill). As usual, I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t state the drawbacks to using Marijuana to treat chronic pain. The same article states,”Medical marijuana and cannabinoids have significant potential health risks, such as addiction and worsening of psychiatric illnesses such as some anxiety disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and substance use disorders”(Hill). Currently, there are no ways to combatant these side

I have witnessed the usage of medical cannabis and its excellent results when in comes to those who suffer from epilepsy. Charlotte, a little girl who suffered from this illness had her seizer frequency reduced form 50 episodes a day to 2—3 episode in a month. Now having the strain of cannabis named after her and now called Charlottes web. I believe that marijuana has many benefits for those with what was thought of scarcely treatable diseases. Physically it acts as a muscle relaxant and anti-inflammatory and psychologically it acts as a stimulant. For instance, as an ex athlete I feel like the utilization of a muscle relaxant would have been helpful from the everyday strenuous exercises. In return I feel that with my body being able to recover quicker on a daily bases, my career and skill level would have been extended and improved. An ice bath was recommended for muscle recovery and relaxation, but in my case and many others it was painful to go through and marijuana would have made a great alternative in my opinion. Not only would it benefit the body, however for the mind as well. Also when it comes to treatments with patience with a nervous system disorder, such as Parkinson’s disease and Tourette’s have also been put under a certain control. Cocaine and crack I have no experience with but I know it’s highly addictive.

The most studied effect is the reduction of pain. When cannabinoids bind to receptor sites, they calm nerves. Those nerves then stop sending pain signals to the brain.

One of the major challenges with patient management and care is the alleviation and or reduction of pain. Pain and discomfort accompanies most medical procedures and consequently strenuous efforts are made by medical doctors provide pain relief to their patients. The tools available to doctors are very limited and most have undesirable side effects. Some of the more potent pain relievers have the potential to become addictive. Consequently, there is a need for a pain relief option that relieves pain but it is not addictive. Marijuana provides doctors with a powerful pain relief option with limited negative side effects. The potency of marijuana as a pain reliever makes it a valuable alternative to more potent and addictive pain relievers.

Scientist found that human brain has endocannabinoid cell just like endorphin, which is a hormone acts as body’s natural painkiller. This endocannabinoid system controls the regulation of movement, pain, appetite, memory, immunity, blood pressure, bone density, reproduction, inflammation etc. Birgit Kraft department of special anesthesia and pain therapy medical university of Vienna, Austria (2012) stated that the analgesic effect of cannabinoid depends on the rout of administration such as oral, intravenous, inhalation or implanted pump. Its medicinal effect also dose specific. Clinical trial showed, a pain-relieving effect was only seen after the medium-dose cannabis, whereas the lowest dose showed no pain-relieving effect at all and the