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May 30, 2024 · U.S. federal law doesn't allow the use of marijuana. But many states allow medical use to treat pain, nausea and other symptoms. By Mayo Clinic Staff. Medical marijuana comes from the Cannabis sativa plant.
- Is It Safe?
- How Can I Consume Cannabis?
- Will I Get High?
- Is It Legal?
As with nearly everything else about cannabis, how safe or dangerous it is remains hotly debated. As a primary care doctor, I have to ask myself: is cannabis safer than the alternatives I would be prescribing? For example, if I'm treating a patient for chronic pain, is cannabis safer than opiates? Medication risks must be balanced against the safet...
Cannabis can be consumed in a variety of ways: by inhalation, with a tincture under the tongue, as an edible, or as a topical lotion. The advantages of consuming cannabis by inhalation, either by smoking or by vaporizing dried flower with a machine that heats it up, are rapid onset and easier titration of dosage. The disadvantages are that it can i...
In many cases, the answer to this is: only if you want to, unless the dosage you need is quite high. The doses needed for medical purposes are often significantly lower than what is used recreationally. Today, with a regulated cannabis market, there is much more choice about different strains or 'chemovars' of cannabis — it used to be that medical ...
Cannabis is not legal if you are not living in a state where it has been legalized for medical usage, but it is now legal on the state level in the majority of states. Some states have gone partway and have legalized CBD only, or low-THC cannabis formulations. It is important to remember that cannabis is still illegal on the federal level, meaning ...
- Peter Grinspoon, MD
- hhp_info@health.harvard.edu
Jan 17, 2023 · Today, adult recreational use is legal in 21 states and medical use is legal in most other states, to varying degrees. The use of cannabis doesn't seem to be going away. Given that, here is what you need to know to make using cannabis safer.
- Peter Grinspoon, MD
- hhp_info@health.harvard.edu
Proponents argue that there is evidence to support botanical medicinal cannabis in the treatment of a variety of conditions, particularly when symptoms are refractory to other therapies; that beneficial cannabinoids exist, as evidenced by single-entity agents derived from cannabis containing the compounds THC and cannabidiol (CBD); that ...
- Mary Barna Bridgeman, Daniel T Abazia
- 2017
May 27, 2021 · While you may not want to disclose that you use cannabis to your healthcare provider, it’s wise to do so. Cannabis is an important part of your medical history that could affect your treatment options.
Nov 17, 2023 · Patients would likely benefit from more frequent follow-up visits and monitoring for cannabis use disorder if they have a history of substance use disorder.
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Oct 24, 2023 · Support for medical cannabis has skyrocketed in recent years, but when does it actually help? Here's what the evidence says about 20 conditions, including anxiety, cancer and insomnia