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Glaucoma and Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana was regular in the 1800s throughout the world. It was the major pain reliever before ibuprofen was created. In actuality, the United States made marijuana use illicit via the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, with its sole adversary the delegate of the American Medical Association. Glaucoma is simply one ailment that numerous folks guaranteed would be able to be helped by medical marijuana.

Glaucoma is a state where there is an expansion in the force of the eyeball which could turn into visual impairment. It affects a lot of people. Moreover, it has no warning signs at its early states. The vision loss is caused by damage to the optic nerve, responsible for carrying images from the eye to the brain. As of date, there is no cure. Back in the early 70s, studies were conducted that proved medical marijuana lowered IOP, both in those with glaucoma and those with normal IOP. Following this, the National Eye Institute supported researches that showed marijuana truly lower the IOP when administered orally, intravenously or through smoking.

Smoking marijuana is found to minimize the eye force. Admitting that a specialist would be able to recommend alternate prescriptions to treat this disease, the impacts of the proposed prescriptions lose impact in time. Scientists are attempting to advance a new medicine dependent upon marijuana in treating glaucoma. While some experts and patients assert its effectiveness, the administration unequivocally differs. Marijuana is known as one of the most hazardous substance without a distinguished medicinal use.

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Medical Marijuana “A Growing Field “

Even with no pun intended it is hard to ignore the thriving business environment surrounding the production and sale of medical marijuana. With MMJ now legalized in 15 states and the District of Columbia, the market is expanding vigorously.

Treating a Variety of Ailments

THC, the active ingredient in marijuana has been shown to effectively treat a number of conditions. It can reduce nausea, insomnia, neurogenic pain and movement disorders and the symptoms of glaucoma. It may be useful in controlling the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, migraines and fibromyalgia. Recent studies have indicated that THC prevents the formation of deposits of plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

Of course more research is essential in determining which conditions medical marijuana can help, but even this short list is encouraging.

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