Medicinal Marijuana
Not everyone agrees with medicinal marijuana and may think how does medicinal marijuana benefit the ill? When speaking of “Marijuana” many think of a harmful drug. But what about prescription medications….There is a reason why two nurses have to count pain medications (narcotics) when giving them to a patient because, they are highly addictive and can be harmful to patients if the wrong amount is given and healthcare professionals have been know to abuse these drugs in the hospital. The purpose of medicinal marijuana is to treat the symptoms and pain associated with illnesses. Some symptoms that are treated with medicinal marijuana are relief of: nausea, loss of appetite, pain, and anxiety to name a few. Cancer and aids are deadly diseases and the only thing that can be done for these patients is “palliative care” maintaining their pain level to keep them comfortable in their last days of life. If they choose marijuana to help assist in their palliative care that should be their choice. Medicinal marijuana has been used since the ancient times and according to Earlywine, M of the oxford university press it is noted that marijuana has fewer side effects than legal drugs and it is almost impossible to overdose on marijuana. When speaking of medicinal marijuana that means it legal for medical purposes only and not for general use. I'm going to stop here but there is so much more to say on the benefits of medicinal marijuana, I'll save the rest for my paper.
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