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Medical Marijuana: Nothing is New

The use of cannabis as medicine is not new, in fact, there are references to the use of marijuana as a medicine that date back to 2,000 years BC.  Marijuana use hasn’t been confined to just one geographical area either - there are global records of its use.  In China, it was used to treat conditions such as malaria, constipation and rheumatism.



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You might be surprised to find that it wasn’t just ancient peoples who used the drug; marijuana remained in the United States pharmacopoeia until 1941. Up until that time, cannabis was freely available in shops and, in the UK, Queen Victoria, that most conservative of royals, used cannabis to alleviate her menstrual cramps.

Medical Marijuana: The Truth

The truth of the matter is we don’t know exactly how many illnesses and symptoms that the medical use of marijuana could alleviate.  The following list is taken from Appendix IV of a US Government Accountability Office report issued in November 2002, Descriptions of Allowable Conditions under State Medical Marijuana Laws.

Over the following days detailed articles will be written about how marijuana may help each of these conditions and as the articles are published they will be linked to this page.

This is not an exhaustive list of the conditions that may be helped by using cannabis and other conditions will be added as you tell us about them!

Conditions known to be Alleviated by Marijuana

Alzheimer’s Disease

Anorexia

AIDS

Arthritis

Cachexia

Cancer

Crohn’s Disease

Epilepsy

Glaucoma

HIV

Migraine

Multiple Sclerosis

Nausea

Pain

Spasticity

Wasting Syndrome

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