The title of this blog post may suggest that weed can only carry negatives, but 53% percent of the interviewed in that March of 2013 survey (1) say that they used it to approach a medical problem! I will be looking at more of the physical side effects of weed, the diseases it can treat, and people who have benefited.
Even though in my last blog post, I had mentioned that marijuana could have potentially harming effects, cannabis has multiple uses when it comes to physical health. It can treat nausea during chemotherapy, increase appetite in HIV/AIDS patients, and help with chronic pain and muscle spasms (2). Marijuana can also aid patients suffering of ALS, hypertension, Hepatitis C, asthma, motion sickness, muscular dystrophy, and even some types of cancer, which makes me a luckier person if it was legal. (5) You'll get to read more about that when/if you get to the bottom of this post.
A number of the above consists of only treatable diseases. The world has known about marijuana for millions of years. There has been concrete proof that this plant helps people heal, yet the government can't recognize that. Well, I mean, they CAN recognize it, and they know it deep down, but they have an excuse as to why they don't legalize marijuana.
There are other studies proving weed may actually induce some of the issues I've enumerated. (8) I think that that research has been done by people in the medical industry, but more importantly, people who have credentials to show for it (i.e., people who are really high up). By showing the world that they're seriously qualified, we are being forced to believe that doctors practice and preach safer, cheaper, generally better methods. I think that they do this so they can keep in business. This meme on the left really speaks because in fact, they are winning. They are tricking us to keep their pay cheques coming in. I find it super ironic that doctors, people who go through years and years of studying because they want to HELP PEOPLE, end up going against that and trick us. But I can't really blame anyone: some people's jobs might be on the line if they don't listen to what their boss says. If most people used marijuana to self-medicate, the amount of patients doctors have would seriously drop! The ongoing battle between pot and medical practitioners will be covered in the near future but now, I'll talk about what the "research" says.
Apparently, pot has been associated with the lack of testosterone and a type of testicular cancer that affects young adult males. It may also stir up more complications if used by patients who have liver disease, low blood pressure, or diabetes. (3) As well as that, weed can weaken the immune system, pose a greater risk for heart attacks, create permanent lesions in the lungs and brain, and lastly, increase the production of abnormally structured cells. (probably 5 but surely somewhere on the Internet).The heart attack thing especially makes me laugh because weed is meant TO RELAX YOU, not send you to the emergency room, but again, I say "research" in between quotations marks for a reason.  |
| Cannabis-infused butter. Can be used to make desserts or eaten plainly. |
Endlessly, people have claimed that any type of smoking is bad. It leaves actual marks on the lungs. You can see that on any cigarette box. (4) What they try to tell people with those disgusting pictures is right: smoking does hurt your lungs. (4, 5) The problem, in my opinion, is that weed is isn't being legalized because one way of taking it is harmful. (4) Weed can be taken by food, drinks like sodas and teas, and subcutaneously by body lotion. There are also e-juices for vape mods and tablets of THC, all marijuana products. (everywhere on the Internet)
Regarding individuals who use medical marijuana for their health, this page contains Whisper secrets that people have posted concerning medical marijuana. Whisper is a website that allows you to post things anonymously (you’re welcome, Monsieur). The government needs to listen to the people who need cannabis and not just everyone. I will cover Trudeau's, as well as his political party's views on weed in another blog post, and hopefully, he will change my mind. |
| Good old Remington, looking at the pool from near the dog park. |
(2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_(drug)#Medical
(3) http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/marijuana-use-and-its-effects?page=2
(4) I know people.
(5) https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/marijuana/what-are-marijuanas-effects-general-physical-health
(6) http://www.unitedpatientsgroup.com/resources/illnesses-treatable
(7) http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana/short-and-long-term-effects.html
(8) http://www.narconon.org/drug-information/marijuana-history.html
(9) http://windsorstar.com/news/health-unit-investigating-possible-cancer-cluster-in-remington-park
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