Medicinal Marijuana Advocates Group

A newly discovered molecular mechanism helps control the amount and effectiveness of a substance that mimics an active ingredient in cannabis, but that is produced by the body’s own nerve cells. The results were reported in the latest Nature Neuroscience. The lead author on the study is William R. Marrs of the Neurobiology and Behavior [...]

Nausea and vomiting, whether due to chemotherapy, AIDS treatment, abdominal surgery, or another cause, can be effectively remedied through the use of medicalcannabis. Clinical trials and patients’ experiences indicate that smoking medical cannabis can both relieve nausea and stimulate the appetites of patients with nausea, reducing the risk of unhealthy weight loss in patients with [...]

Multiple Sclerosis treatment with medical cannabis may reduce or alleviate Multiple Sclerosis symptoms including plasticity, pain, ataxia, depression, and anxiety, according to clinical trials and case studies on the use of medicinal cannabis by Multiple Sclerosis patients. Medical cannabis may even slow neurodegenerative sytems associated with MS. Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which [...]

Glaucoma is among the leading causes of blindness in the world, affecting more than 60 million individuals worldwide. A leading cause of optic nerve damage due to glaucoma is intraocular pressure (IOP), which may be reduced by use of medical cannabis. Individuals with normal IOP can also lose vision due to glaucoma. In these cases, [...]

Can medical cannabis help fibromyalgia patients by reducing fibromyalgia pain and symptoms? According to many people with fibromyalgia, the answer is a resounding, “Yes.” Scientific studies have shown that THC may help to decrease chronic pain in patients with fibromyalgia. In addition, most fibromyalgia patients who have tried medicinal cannabis for symptoms including pain, depression, [...]

Chronic pain treatment and management are challenging for patients and doctors, but medical cannabis may be able to provide chronic pain relief where many traditional chronic pain medications do not. Cannabinoids have well-documented analgesic properties that make medical cannabis an effective medicine to treat many cases of chronic pain syndrome. In scientific studies, most medical [...]

There are few things more frightening in life than receiving a cancer diagnosis. Fortunately for cancer patients, medical cannabis may be an effective cancer treatment and an alternative to many drugs currently used to treat cancers including breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, brain cancer, leukemia, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and more. Medical cannabis can [...]

Medical Cannabis contains powerful anti-inflammatory compounds as well as natural analgesics, providing a one-two punch that makes medicinal cannabis an excellent part of an arthritis treatment plan. Medical cannabis can relieve joint pain while at the same time reducing the inflammation that precipitated that pain. Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and even juvenile arthritis may be treated [...]

Wouldn’t we all like to see blanket legalization? First we must realize that there is a responsible way to go about things. The best way is to test the waters and see if our citizens have the ability for freedom to choose, All states that aren’t legal are in a unique position to look at [...]

Seeing the destruction of Mexico because of the on-going drug war. It’s time to realize the importance of debating the issue of Cannabis legalization. The idea of legalizing Cannabis in Mexico has gained increasingly popularity.Analysts say the shift, which echoes an increasing openness to legalization in the United States outside of Texas, is both a [...]