My Marijuana and Me…
My experience with Marijuana started the same as most. Smoking a little with friends in high school,some more in my college days. And admittedly I have used it recreationally for years before needing it medically. Then the fun wore off. It became more than just a simple enjoyment it became part of my medical regiment. When you need the effect of being hungry to keep the weight on, due to illness. The mind looks at it differently. Your understanding of it and all it's properties become part of your knowledge. When some one needs it, their views change about it and it's use. I am not endorsing the full spread use of it. But when you see it changes a child who suffers from epilepsy. How does one just turn your back and say it does not work? See for yourselves before just openly rejecting this medicine. Because of a money motivated government said it was bad. This article is some of the good and the bad that will come with full governmental freedom of prohibition of this plant
CNS HIV Antiretroviral Therapy Effects Research (CHARTER) study
California NeuroAIDS Tissue Network
HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center
Center for Medical Cannabis Research
The evidence is available for anyone who might need or be considering using it for themselves. Always weigh the good with the bad in each pill you take. But only you can make that choice. Not some politician like its happened in the past. I made my decision to help myself. I moved to a place where it was available for me. I have not suffered any of the ill effects from long term use yet. I may develop some in the future that is unseen as yet. The improvements I receive from its use out weight any risk I may be taking at this time. Medicines are a private matter and often not discussed enough. But if something works it works. The Governments job was never to stand in the way of things that work for its people. The decision to make this plant a crime was motivated by anything but the people in mind. We will get into why they did it , but that is another article. This was a look at the medical benefits and its down fall.
Most people go thru their day never thinking of the functions their body does. Until 20 years ago science found the endocannabinoid system. Some of the functions associated with this system are, heart and the digestion system along with immune and reproductive. The nervous system and the endocrine system are also affected. Cannabis has shown to help each of these and many more. Cannabis has properties that can be targeted for specific use within the endocannabinoid system. This subsistence has shown it can manage pain. Reduce muscle spasms in multiple Scleroses. The first benefits where seen with glaucoma and has grown to also include Sleep disorder,Tourette syndrome and even Psychosis.
Admittedly these are not new discoveries. Marijuana or cannabis has been used as medicine since the pyramids in. Egypt. Marijuana’s use as a botanical medicine dates to around 2700 BCE. 100 articles had been written in a 60 year period before 1900. It was considered a medicine until 1937 with the marijuana tax act. This act was put in place with objections from the american medical association. At this time politicians figured they knew more about what was good for people than doctors. This act robbed Americans of a truly useful medicine. It was highly motivated by the other industries that Marijuana production would hurt , rather than help the people.
The 'emperor wears no clothes' lays out the full control over cotton and many other issues. This tax act restricted the use of marijuana for even medical research. This act was a total control grab not a concerned act. Since this act within the last 30 years, the research has shown that this substance is relatively harmless and very effective. Until just recently it has been prohibited by federal law. The benefit to the public has been hid long enough.”This should have never been classified as schedule 1”drug. As stated by doctor[Igor Grant] placing it with heroin as a controlled substance. This act only hurts the people medically.
Doctor Grant is professor and chair of the department of physicality university of California, San Diego. Internationally known for his work in the research and uses of medical marijuana.
Translational Methamphetamine AIDS Research Center (TMARC)CNS HIV Antiretroviral Therapy Effects Research (CHARTER) study
California NeuroAIDS Tissue Network
HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center
Center for Medical Cannabis Research
All info accessible thru the UC San Diego California. School of physicality website link
http://psychiatry.ucsd.edu/
Is true, there is lots of very contradicting information about it’s effectiveness one way or the other. First, as a patient one must understand the properties associated with the 3 types of Marijuana The 3 types are Indica, Sativa and Hybrid. The Indica variety has effects to keep one awake, where sativa is more apt to make one sleep. These can be blended in flowers and smoked for desired effect. Someone using cannabis as medicine is not just going to the corner and buying it. One needs to understand what one is using and what effect he is looking for. One needs to do their own research on it. I would advise any one before taking any pill to do the same thing. I moved to a state where I could access medical marijuana for my benefit not others. I have personal knowledge of the good and bad effects of marijuana but with it I am awake. With morphine for pain management I sleep. I sleep my life away. Research is great and vast over these properties now due to federal regulations and states doing it in the benefit of the citizens against federal consent.
Great work has been done by doctor Igor Grant in San Diego, California. California was one of the first states to recognize the beneficial effects for medical use. Doctor Grant is Internationally recognized for his work in many fields Of medicine associated with the use of Cannabis as treatment option. Doctor Grant agrees more research is needed. The days of jumping to conclusions was not beneficial Doctor grant As do others agree the evidence is enough to support the rescheduling of marijuana to schedule three. Surgeon general Vivek Murthy Has acknowledged It can be helpful in certain conditions. What stops doctor Grant and others from knowing more is research and the laws that stop it. Research is to heavily controlled due to scheduling . Limited access to The cannabis as it is federally grown only in one location for medical research . The Federal permitting processes is long and very restrictive. So today we face peoples decision made in the past . 1937 The law was passed for political reason and money. And still today it holds us back. We have to decide to change our views on what was once looked at as bad. To see the good it has to offer mankind. And that takes congress changing their views and the laws.
Now to some of the bad associated with use of cannabis short term and long term. The short term effects can be pleasurable for some and considered intolerable by others.They can range from
Mood swings ' up or down'"depending on choice of indica or sativa'
Altered senses' colors seem brighter, music seems better'
Memory loss short term
Slowed body movements Muscles react slower' motor neuron response .
Altered time ' time appears to move slower'
Problem solving abilities
Some long term effects appear to become worse when used by teenagers. It seems the developing mind of teenagers is at most risk for use. Due to marijuana ability to interrupt the connection for proper mind function to occur. Memory and learning function are effected the most in using teens. The Ability for teens to do these functions may be short term or could be permanent. Studies show that minors use can lower IQ's by up to 8 points. But shows no effect on use when started by an adult. [Meier 2012] Some long term medical effects can range from Breathing problems, increased heart rate,and child development when pregnant. Some teens do show suicidal tendencies with long term use.
Some long term users confront many mental issues with its use. Temporary hallucinations, Temporary paranoia, and schizophrenia. Depression and anxiety have also been linked to long term use. Marijuana has shown addictive properties of 1 in 11 users with an increase to 1 in 6 for those who started as teen [Anthony,1994” Lopez-Quintero 2011] . Reference for abuse nurture was [ NIH, NIDA national institute on drug abuse], the science of drug abuse and addiction.
On June 22 some major hurdles for medical marijuana where removed. Freeing the product for even more research. President Obama has decided to remove the review by the public health service process. With this passage the door will be open for more federally funded research. Many states proceeded with research as they viewed it as a states right to do so. Just as many states have made it available for medical uses and with more restrictions than alcohol.
The evidence is available for anyone who might need or be considering using it for themselves. Always weigh the good with the bad in each pill you take. But only you can make that choice. Not some politician like its happened in the past. I made my decision to help myself. I moved to a place where it was available for me. I have not suffered any of the ill effects from long term use yet. I may develop some in the future that is unseen as yet. The improvements I receive from its use out weight any risk I may be taking at this time. Medicines are a private matter and often not discussed enough. But if something works it works. The Governments job was never to stand in the way of things that work for its people. The decision to make this plant a crime was motivated by anything but the people in mind. We will get into why they did it , but that is another article. This was a look at the medical benefits and its down fall.
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Sources:
Research material and associated links below.
znzz.com NIH link
Research articles written by Steven Nelson, Igor Grant,David Wagner,Bara Vaida. Thanks to all the hard work journalist do to keep the truth moving to the people.
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