Medical marijuana has been in the limelight for the past several months. Debates and news highlight legalization of medical pot shops in different states across America, although others weren't swept by the overwhelming success of the newly established laws favoring it.
At the start of FDA saying there must be further studies that must be conducted, advocates of medical marijuana became high on pushing legislators to favor them. Not long enough, their efforts paid off. This is despite the fact that studies haven't yet showed results from the latest studies done and FDA has not yet changed the category of marijuana.
Besides going against Food and Drug Administration, medical cannabis posts a very high risk of lung problems. Why? Because the most common way of using this herbal treatment is through smoking, wherein the lungs take the brunt just like how cigarette smoking gives them burden. Marijuana smoking slowly kills the person by targeting a vital organ.
On the other hand, medical marijuana advocates have a long list of positive side of pot. It includes myriad of ailments allegedly treatable by marijuana, including Psoriasis, genital herpes, myeloid leukemia, alcohol abuse, skin cancer and more; and that in order to use medical marijuana without the lung issues, other ways of taking pot in is also available. It can be eaten after it's baked. The user can also drink along it with tea or tincture with vodka.
Safety and effectiveness of this herbal drug still depend on whether results from studies prove good. For now, patients need to carefully reconsider things before finally taking the next step. They have to keep in mind that experts haven't yet officially approved its use. There are other medications and treatments being given by physicians in medical uniforms to treat ailments considered to be treatable by the so called medical marijuana.
At the start of FDA saying there must be further studies that must be conducted, advocates of medical marijuana became high on pushing legislators to favor them. Not long enough, their efforts paid off. This is despite the fact that studies haven't yet showed results from the latest studies done and FDA has not yet changed the category of marijuana.
Besides going against Food and Drug Administration, medical cannabis posts a very high risk of lung problems. Why? Because the most common way of using this herbal treatment is through smoking, wherein the lungs take the brunt just like how cigarette smoking gives them burden. Marijuana smoking slowly kills the person by targeting a vital organ.
On the other hand, medical marijuana advocates have a long list of positive side of pot. It includes myriad of ailments allegedly treatable by marijuana, including Psoriasis, genital herpes, myeloid leukemia, alcohol abuse, skin cancer and more; and that in order to use medical marijuana without the lung issues, other ways of taking pot in is also available. It can be eaten after it's baked. The user can also drink along it with tea or tincture with vodka.
Safety and effectiveness of this herbal drug still depend on whether results from studies prove good. For now, patients need to carefully reconsider things before finally taking the next step. They have to keep in mind that experts haven't yet officially approved its use. There are other medications and treatments being given by physicians in medical uniforms to treat ailments considered to be treatable by the so called medical marijuana.
