The benefits of medical-grade cannabis continue to be researched on an ongoing basis, but we already know that there are plenty of ways medical marijuana can help your health.

Chronic Pain Relief

Amongst some of the well known reasons to use, cannabis can be extremely helpful in patients who need to treat chronic pain conditions. Safer to use than opiates and a good alternative to regular aspirin or ibuprofen use, medical marijuana can extremely effective for those who suffer from pain caused by conditions such as:

  • Arthritis
  • Cancer (pain from chemotherapy)
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Fibromyalgia
  • HIV
  • Lupus
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Parkinson’s disease

Relief and treatment from ailments and conditions

Similarly, cannabis also has the ability to help suffering patients to get relief from a number of ailments, illnesses, and diseases – outside of the pain benefits. In some cases, marijuana has been proven to actually improve conditions and their side effects for patients. Some of these include:

  • Anxiety
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Depression
  • Epilepsy
  • Glaucoma
  • Hepatitis C
  • PTSD

Treatment of Side Effects

For those patients suffering from treatment side effects (such as nausea from chemotherapy), medical marijuana has also been proven to help. Cannabis can provide relief from many life altering side effects like:

  • Appetite loss
  • Control muscle spasms
  • Nausea
  • Inability to sleep
  • Reduce inflammation (in conditions like arthritis and glaucoma)

The list of marijuana’s health benefits continue to grow. To find out if you’re a good candidate, get started with one of CannaRX’s in-house Nurse Practitioners and caregivers or shop online now.