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June 30th, 2008, 08:04 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana
This article is of course wikipedia, but very informative on all aspects of Medical Cannabis and the history of the Medical Cannabis Movement.
here is a sample:
Indications
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Cannabis is most importantly indicated as an antiemetic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiemetic) for the treatment of nausea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausea) and anorexia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_%28symptom%29) associated with treatments for cancer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer), AIDS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS), and hepatitis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis). Cannabis also acts as an antispasmodic and anticonvulsant and is indicated for neurological conditions such as epilepsy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy) especially complex partial seizures, multiple sclerosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis), and spasms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spasms). As an analgesic and an immunomodulator it is indicated for conditions such as migraine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migraine), arthritis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthritis), spinal and skeletal disorders. As a bronchodilator (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchodilator) it is beneficial for asthma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthma). It also reduces the intraocular pressure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intraocular_pressure) and is indicated for glaucoma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucoma). Recent studies have shown the drug to be efficacious (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficacy) in treating mood disorders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mood_disorders) and mental health (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_health) issues such as depression (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_%28mood%29), post traumatic stress disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_traumatic_stress_disorder), clinical depression (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_depression), obsessive-compulsive disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder), panic disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_disorder), Crohn's Disease (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_Disease)[20] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-19), and bipolar disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder).[3] (http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/19687/) It is also indicated for premenstrual syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premenstrual_syndrome), hypertension (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension), and insomnia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomnia). It is also reported to be an effective treatment for constipation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constipation).
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Medical Cannabis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis) in two bags
According to a survey on the recommendation of cannabis in California,[21] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-20) cannabis is indicated for over 250 conditions.
Emerging medical consensus
Dozens of medical organizations have endorsed allowing patients access to medical marijuana with their physicians' approval. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
The American College of Physicians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_College_of_Physicians) - America's second largest physicians group[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukemia_%26_Lymphoma_Society) - America's second largest cancer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer) charity.[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
American Academy of Family Physicians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Family_Physicians)[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
American Public Health Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Public_Health_Association)[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
American Psychiatric Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psychiatric_Association)[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
American Nurses Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Nurses_Association)[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
British Medical Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Medical_Association)[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
AIDS Action[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
American Academy of HIV Medicine[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
Lymphoma Foundation of America[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
Health Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Canada)[22 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
This article is of course wikipedia, but very informative on all aspects of Medical Cannabis and the history of the Medical Cannabis Movement.
here is a sample:
Indications
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Caduceus.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Caduceus.png) http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Caduceus.png)
Cannabis is most importantly indicated as an antiemetic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiemetic) for the treatment of nausea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausea) and anorexia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_%28symptom%29) associated with treatments for cancer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer), AIDS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS), and hepatitis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis). Cannabis also acts as an antispasmodic and anticonvulsant and is indicated for neurological conditions such as epilepsy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy) especially complex partial seizures, multiple sclerosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis), and spasms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spasms). As an analgesic and an immunomodulator it is indicated for conditions such as migraine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migraine), arthritis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthritis), spinal and skeletal disorders. As a bronchodilator (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchodilator) it is beneficial for asthma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthma). It also reduces the intraocular pressure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intraocular_pressure) and is indicated for glaucoma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucoma). Recent studies have shown the drug to be efficacious (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficacy) in treating mood disorders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mood_disorders) and mental health (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_health) issues such as depression (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_%28mood%29), post traumatic stress disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_traumatic_stress_disorder), clinical depression (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_depression), obsessive-compulsive disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder), panic disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_disorder), Crohn's Disease (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_Disease)[20] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-19), and bipolar disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder).[3] (http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/19687/) It is also indicated for premenstrual syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premenstrual_syndrome), hypertension (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension), and insomnia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomnia). It is also reported to be an effective treatment for constipation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constipation).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2c/DSCF3974.JPG/180px-DSCF3974.JPG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DSCF3974.JPG) http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DSCF3974.JPG)
Medical Cannabis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis) in two bags
According to a survey on the recommendation of cannabis in California,[21] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-20) cannabis is indicated for over 250 conditions.
Emerging medical consensus
Dozens of medical organizations have endorsed allowing patients access to medical marijuana with their physicians' approval. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
The American College of Physicians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_College_of_Physicians) - America's second largest physicians group[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukemia_%26_Lymphoma_Society) - America's second largest cancer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer) charity.[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
American Academy of Family Physicians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Family_Physicians)[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
American Public Health Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Public_Health_Association)[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
American Psychiatric Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psychiatric_Association)[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
American Nurses Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Nurses_Association)[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
British Medical Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Medical_Association)[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
AIDS Action[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
American Academy of HIV Medicine[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
Lymphoma Foundation of America[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)
Health Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Canada)[22 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana#cite_note-MPP-21)