The THC in the cannabis binds to receptors in the nerves and muscles to relieve pain. Other studies suggest that the chemical also helps control the muscle spasms. Other types of muscle spasms respond to marijuana as well. Gupta also found a teenager who was using medical marijuana to treat diaphragm spasms that were untreatable by…
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Medical cannabis is an increasingly popular all natural alternative to traditional pain medications, such as Tramadol, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone and more. Marijuana can and will ease certain types of chronic pain, including pain resulting from nerve damage and inflammation. When the sensory system is impacted by injury or disease, the nerves within that system cannot work…
Yes, the Drug Enforcement Agency still categorizes marijuana as a schedule I drug, one that has no accepted medical use, but since the late 1990s, a majority of Americans have thought medical pot should be legal. A majority support recreational legalization as well. 33 states have legalized medical marijuana (that number is even higher, no pun intended, if we count laws with very limited access). But…