Medicinal marijuana treatments are replacing traditional medications

[yuiyoshida]

Marijuana is becoming more accepted as medication to treat some diseases or conditions. Cannabis-based treatments are now helping to address afflictions like stress, PTSD, and phobias. Moreover, marijuana treatments could replace NSAIDs like Ibuprofen, and they are being used to deal with some pet’s medical issues.

Medical marijuana has been prescribed across the U.S. since 1996 when California became the first state to legalize medical cannabis. After California, legalization has expanded across the U.S, and medical marijuana is now legal in over thirty states, with the recent addition of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Dakota and Arkansas.


This measure has improved the health of many citizens, and legalization has resulted in significant drops in violent crime, between 8 and 11 percent decrease in traffic fatalities, and a decline in rates of opioid abuse in places that have legalized medical marijuana.

Medical cannabis might be better than Ibuprofen
Recent studies have shown that over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs like NSAIDs are consumed by more than 17 million Americans on a daily basis, but the side effects of these drugs are rising. Some common NSAIDs are Ibuprofen, aspirins, Diclofenac and Ketoprofen.

A study found that NSAIDs have an adverse reaction risk of 26%, and complications associated with the painkillers could lead to ulcers, liver or kidney problems, high blood pressure, heart attacks and even death, according to the blog Marijuana.

http://www.pulseheadlines.com/medicinal-marijuana-treatments-replacing-traditional-medications/60956/

[Heartstrings]

1. It's also highly effective for Chronic Migraine Syndrome...

My neurologist would prescribe in a heartbeat...unfortunately it's not legal in Wisconsin and won't be unless/until we get our current admn ousted...

[Docreed2003]

2. Anecdotal...but it works.

When I lived in RI, I would frequently prescribe it for my cancer patients. I had one patient with metastatic colon cancer who had such severe pain that she was on a five pill pain regimen, two of which were high dose narcatics. Once she started medicinal marijuana, she came off of all narcotics and her supplemental medications. I could tell you numerous similar stories. Yes, it's anecdotal evidence, but I've definitely seen it work.