Before we started relying on modern medicine for every ache and scrape, marijuana and other gifts of nature were the only healing substances used to treat, cure and prevent health disorders. In fact, marijuana has been used for centuries to heal a wide array of health problems.
Over recent decades, marijuana, or cannabis, has reemerged as an alternative therapy for lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and insomnia and inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, chronic pain, and migraine. With the legalization of recreational and medical cannabis across the United States, patients now have a treatment option at their disposal without the multiple side effects of conventional medicine.
If you’re looking to explore using medical cannabis or simply want to learn how it works, the following information will provide you easy insight into the subject.
What is medical marijuana?
Medical marijuana is not really different from recreational cannabis. The tremendous healing properties of marijuana come from chemical substances called cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant, which contains more than 100 different types of such compounds, each having its own healing potential.
However, the cannabinoids THC ((tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) is the most extensively used and widely researched for their psychotic and healing effects on the human brain and body. While both compounds are medicinal, THC is well-known for its intoxicating nature while CBD is revered for its calming, non-intoxicating effects.
Which cannabinoid is used for treating health disorders?
Both THC and CBD are used to treat medical conditions previously only treated with regular medication. Different varieties of the cannabis plant have differing levels of THC and CBD and medical marijuana patients who don’t want the mental
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