PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1.Roughly 750,000 people are arrested for marihuana each year the vast majority of them for simple possession with racial minorities over- represented
2.Most marihuana users never use any other illicit drug
3.Increasing admission for treatment are a reflection of the criminal justice system predominant role rather than increasing rates of clinical dependence
4.Marihuana potency is not related to risk of dependence or health impacts
5.Marihuana can be good for you mental health
1. Regaining of Appetite
Both chemotherapy and radiation affect the cancer sufferer’s sense of both taste and smell. This can make the patient want absolutely nothing to do with food, yet in order to get better, cancer patients need to eat a nutritional diet. THC, the main ingredient in marijuana, has been proven to not only increase a cancer patients appetite, but also their sense of smell and taste.
2. Decrease in Pain
The treatments used to defeat cancers aren’t very pleasant. A lot of patients experience extreme pain while their body is fighting the disease. Using marijuana medically can ease that pain, making the battle of the person suffering a little more comfortable.
3.Can Help in Slowing Down Tumor Growth
Believe it or not, the AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) has actually found that the use of medicinal marijuana in both lung and brain cancer patients can significantly slow down the growth of tumors.
4. Helps with Dizziness
Again, this is a treatment problem. It really is a shame that the treatment for this disease causes as many problems as it does. Many patients that are going through chemotherapy or radiation, some are going through both even, find that their treatment makes them dizzy and they’re unable to focus a lot of the time because of that. Medical marijuana (especially the oil) has been found to actually help with the dizziness, which in turn also reduces the amount of vomiting a lot of the patients experience. This in turn helps them to keep their food down and gain weight, an important factor in recovery.
5. Helps the Patient Sleep
Some cancer patients have trouble sleeping. Whether it’s from dealing with the fact that they’ve been diagnosed with the disease, or they’re not responding to the treatment well at all, insomnia isn’t any fun for anyone. The THC in medicinal marijuana has been shown to relax patients that are dealing with having cancer and help them fall asleep faster and easier. Sleep is an important part of the recovery process. If the body can’t sleep, it’ll have a much harder time healing.
