Medical marijuana refers to the use of parts of the herb marijuana as a physician-recommended form of medicine or herbal therapy, or to synthetic forms of specific cannabinoids such as THC as a physician-recommended form of medicine. The Cannabis plant from which the cannabis drug is derived has a long history of medicinal use, with evidence dating back to 2,737 BCE. Industrialist pressure groups plying government with their interests, such as the replacement of nylon rope over hemp rope, lead to the criminalisation of cannabis in America in 1938. Synthetic cannabinoids such as Marinol and Cesamet are available as prescription drugs in some countries.
Studies, some of which are disputed, have shown that medical marijuana has effects in the treatment of nausea, vomiting, premenstrual syndrome, insomnia, lack of appetite, spasticity, neurogenic pain, movement disorders, asthma, many types of cancer, glaucoma, alcohol abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, migraines, fibromyalgia, collagen-induced arthritis, and many others. It relieves some symptoms of multiple sclerosis, AIDS, chemotherapy, and spinal cord injuries.
Before we go further, let us defined the most basic definition of Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant. You may hear marijuana called by street names such as pot, herb, weed, grass, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, or chronic. There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana.All forms of marijuana are mind-altering. In other words, they change how the brain works. They all contain THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the main active chemical in marijuana. They also contain more than 400 other chemicals. Marijuana's effects on the user depend on the strength or potency of the THC it contains. The potency of marijuana has increased since the 1970s but has been about the same since the mid-1980s.
Marijuana addiction has clear signs and indicators and this page will discuss this in. Marijuana addiction is simply an uncontrollable urge to possess and use the drug. Those with marijuana addiction are not able to stop using the drug even if they wish. Often a person with marijuana addiction will make continuous excuses about why now is not a good time to stop using the drug. Such people are not alone. Marijuana addiction is a disease that affects millions of people every year. There is a good reason why admission to rehabilitation facilities has doubled for marijuana addiction. The potency of the drug continues to get more powerful and studies show that teens can get a hold of marijuana often easier than alcohol. Even those who seek treatment for drugs that are perceived has "harder" like heroin or cocaine will often acknowledge that marijuana is their primary drug of choice.
In short, this is some marijuana effect:
1)Cancer
2)Toxic psychosis(hallucination,etc)
3)Natural chemical brain disrupted
4)Increase anxiety
5)Damage lung and respiratory system
Think twice before you use marijuana. But, its not to late if you already in it, there are so many programs, seminars, talks and organizations that always give a hand to people that are in addiction of marijuana.