marijuana /medical marijuana by George Martinez https://padlet.com/88802611/rdba7dz0bwy3w10v Medical marijuana should be legal to be consumed by people who suffer certain illnesses that has been medically approved to reduce symptoms consuming marijuana en-us 2021-04-22 12:22:12 UTC 2025-11-02 06:09:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2695.png Reference article 88802611 https://padlet.com/88802611/rdba7dz0bwy3w10v/wish/1446889173  “Cannabinoids are also effective in treating nausea and vomiting, which are common symptoms of many types of cancers as well as side effects of chemotherapy used to treat cancer. By stimulating appetite, cannabinoids can be helpful in treating wasting diseases, which can include chronic diarrhea and unexplained weight loss. Other conditions for which marijuana may prove beneficial include muscle spasticity, Parkinson's disease, glaucoma, and depression.”]]> 2021-04-22 12:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/88802611/rdba7dz0bwy3w10v/wish/1446889173 Viewpoint 88802611 https://padlet.com/88802611/rdba7dz0bwy3w10v/wish/1493462690 “Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known. No one has ever died from an overdose, and it has a wide variety of therapeutic applications, including: 

  • Relief from chronic pain. medical marijuana can help many people suffering different types of diseases or illnesses that have been scientifically tested to treat. 
  • For cancer, Marijuana can stimulate the appetite and alleviate nausea and vomiting, which are common side effects of chemotherapy treatment.
  • GLAUCOMA. Marijuana can reduce intraocular pressure, alleviating the pain and slowing—and sometimes stopping—damage to the eyes. (Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. It damages vision by increasing eye pressure over time.)”
these statements back up how marijuana can help with different illnesses and it’s benefits for each illness that has been studied to lower symptoms and there’s no risk of dying from smoking or taking oral medication containing THC or CBD

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“For every person who advocates for the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes, there is another who argues against it. Some of the arguments from the opposition include:

  • Frequent marijuana use can seriously affect your short-term memory
  • Frequent use can impair your cognitive ability.
  • Smoking anything, whether it's tobacco or marijuana, can seriously damage your lung tissue
  • Smoked marijuana contains cancer-causing compounds.
  • Marijuana carries a risk of abuse and addiction.”
Marijuana could have those traits but its way safer than cigarettes or E cigs and alcohol yet those are legal to obtain. Marijuana has been studied to reduce people illness symptoms and many advocates for it to be legalized & prescribed to them.
]]> 2021-05-18 01:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/88802611/rdba7dz0bwy3w10v/wish/1533777081 1 video 88802611 https://padlet.com/88802611/rdba7dz0bwy3w10v/wish/1533902560 The seven minute videos goes through the different effects cannabis can offer to treat different illnesses.]]> 2021-05-18 02:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/88802611/rdba7dz0bwy3w10v/wish/1533902560 2 video 88802611 https://padlet.com/88802611/rdba7dz0bwy3w10v/wish/1577624555 The four minute video goes through the biochemistry of weed and how CBD and THC are similar but have different effects on a person ]]> 2021-06-01 20:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/88802611/rdba7dz0bwy3w10v/wish/1577624555 Credible source 88802611 https://padlet.com/88802611/rdba7dz0bwy3w10v/wish/1598346177 This article talks about the pros of medical marijuana and how beneficial it can be to those who suffer illnesses that can be treated. “
  • Marijuana is safer than some other medications prescribed to treat the same symptoms. For example, it may be used instead of opioids for pain management. Opioids are highly addictive and are typically not recommended for long-term use in treating chronic pain.” Other prescriptions can lead to the user to get addicted to them and it’ll just harm them even more, but with marijuana it’s not addictive and can help lower the symptoms of their illness.
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