washiku wrote:Ole Lenku wrote:New York governor Andrew Cuomo has set the ball rolling. He will use executive powers to allow restricted use for medicinal purposes. Who is next? I am completely flummoxed.
If its true this thing has medicinal value in it, that does not really justify young men smoking it all over the town to just get high. I am yet to see people taking ARVs in hotels simply coz they have medicinal value. Even the normal drugs we know that treats many diseases are supposed to be taken with doctor's prescription. What are the other advantages of this thing apart from "medicinal value"
Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main source of the pharmacological effects caused by the consumption of cannabis
Properties of cannabis that might be of therapeutic use include 1.Analgesia(Kill pain)
2.Muscle relaxation
3.Immunosuppression (Lower immunity)
4.Sedation
5.Improvement of mood
6.Stimulation of appetite
7.Antiemesis(stops vomiting)
8.Lowering of intraocular pressure(Pressure in eyeball),
9.Bronchodilation,
10.Neuroprotection (Protect nerves)
11.Induction of apoptosis(CELL SUICIDE) in cancer cells.