10 Major Health Benefits of Marijuana
The days of Reefer Madness are pretty far gone, but the American public is still vastly uninformed about marijuana, particularly concerning its myriad of amazing health benefits. Here are 10 (out of countless) health benefits that marijuana possesses. With that said, it’s simply baffling that medical marijuana is not legal in most of the country, and still there retains such a negative reputation. So, if you have one of these conditions, now might be a good time to call up your cousin’s dealer.
1. Cancer
There is a lot of unfounded rhetoric that states smoking pot can cause lung cancer because your inhaling smoke, like cigarettes. This simply isn’t true. Cigarette smoke causes cancer because the tobacco is radiated whereas marijuana isn’t. In fact, the American Association for Cancer Research has found the marijuana actually works to slow down tumor growth in the lungs, breasts, and brain considerably.
2. Seizures
Marijuana is a muscle relaxant and has “antispasmodic” qualities which have proven to be a very effective treatment of seizures. There are actually countless cases of people suffering from seizures that have only been able to function better through the use of marijuana.
3. Migraines
Since medicinal marijuana was legalized in California, doctors have reported that they have been able to treat more than 300,000 cases of migraines that conventional medicine couldn’t through marijuana. And that’s NOT just because it’s easy to fake having migraines, right? RIGHT?!
4. Glaucoma
Marijuana’s treatment of glaucoma has been one of the best documented. There isn’t a single valid study that exists that disproves marijuana’s very powerful and popular effects on glaucoma patients. Beat that, DEA!
5. Multiple Sclerosis
Marijuana’s effects on multiple sclerosis patients became better documented when former talk-show host, Montel Williams began to use pot to treat his MS. Marijuana works to stop the neurological effects and muscle spasms that come from the fatal disease.
6. Tourette’s and OCD
Just like marijuana can treat seizures and multiple sclerosis, marijuana’s effects slow down the tics in those suffering from Tourette’s, and the obsessive neurological symptoms in people with OCD.
7. ADD and ADHD
A well documented USC study done about a year ago showed that marijuana is not only a perfect alternative for Ritalin but treats the disorder without any of the negative side effects of the pharmaceutical.
8. IBS and Crohn’s
Marijuana has shown that it can help with symptoms of the chronic diseases as it stops nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
9. Alzheimer’s
Despite what you may have heard about marijuana’s effects on the brain, the Scripps Institute, in 2006, proved that the THC found in marijuana works to prevent Alzheimer’s by blocking the deposits in the brain that cause the disease.
10. Premenstrual Syndrome
Next time your girlfriend is complaining that you smoke too much weed, hand her a joint. Just like marijuana is used to treat IBS, it can be used to treat the cramps and discomfort that causes your girlfriend to lash out at you. Using marijuana for PMS actually goes all the way back to Queen Victoria. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
So now that you’ve read through all this, can you really let anyone convince you of a need for marijuana rehab? I think we’ve made a pretty good case that marijuana IS rehab! It is also highly recommended that you check out The Union (for free!), a great documentary made by Brett Harvey.
Follow the author, Igor Derysh, on Twitter @igorderysh
Check Out These Other COED Posts
Crazy Ass Soccer Dad Tries To Pull Son Off Field Because Of His Grades!
PHOTO: This is borderline illegal
Mind the gap [40 pics]
Please take it off…
12 Steaks (Naturally!) in the Shape of Other Things
Billy the Blind Kid in "Dumb and Dumber" 'MEMBA HIM?!
OMG, this should be illegal [Photos]
I think you have a perfectly shaped side bewb.
17 Things That Irritate Girls About Guys
The sexiest women in America is...
If you like girls in bikinis
18 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped
Who Has Got the Luckiest Job in the Entire World?
Girls in the grass
Awkward celebrity yearbook photos (21 Photos)
This sexiness feels naughty…
Medical marijuana should be legalized world wide, Amen !!!! oxxo :D
I'm surprised that insomnia isn't on this list….it works for me!
ok so i have a few things to say first of all medical marijuana will be legalized as soon as the American people quit being scarred to tell the government were to stick it secondly why do you have poor all over this website don't you want people to take you seriously come the fu*% on
legalize this med from god !!
Smoking weed is not a sin! Who says its illegal? Man or god? Everything and anything you put before god is a sin,or illegal. It’s all about self control.
i think marijuana should be smoked only for meditation purposes,not when operatin machinery or driving
i think through marijuana that u can cure caner an other diseases an the other drug useis will go down if they legal lis it
i dont think weed is the cure for any illness. but it definitly helps ease the uncomfortable symptoms associated with fatal or non fatal illnesses
Marijuana is also good more the manic side of Bipolar. It keep the mania subsided and is good to have when you begin to get racing thoughts. Some people disagree that it is good for this disease but I disagree. It has done wonders for me and I don't even use it everyday just once or twice a week and not only does it slow the mania down but it helps me sleep and take off stress of our very busy lives. It helps you to be in the Now and not worry about the past or the future. This stuff is like a superplant that can makes major profit in every major industry in the world, yet it's illegal. This makes no sense, we could really begin to pay off our national debt with the money and it would increase jobs. The benefits are countless. It makes you wonder? Sounds like a bit of corruption to me. People are being informed now and realizing the truth. I hope in our lifetime it will become legal. We would live in a much more peaceful world if it were to happen.
Yeah its all said legalize it…….for health purpose only not social.holler.
I don’t smoke marijuana I’m fravor of legalization of pot it is completely harmless and non addictive the system is afraid it can cure something”no money in healthy people only sick people!!!!!
I hope the day will come it will be legal, However I doubt it will pharmiscial company’s will never let It happen. They are the ones that fund the politians who are the ones that pass the laws.only when people come together and make it happen will it. imagine what it could do for out economy.
like most of the people on this website have already mentioned, the government, corrupt phycians, and others that have bought into the bull shit propoganda the government has been given out since the early 1900's, and are probably not going to legalize the "medicine" for medicinal or recreational use, all because of money… even though legalizing it would give us the economic boost we need. but it makes more money being illegal than legal. not to mention the fear the government has put into the citizens of the use of mariquana when in reality it does way more good then bad.
If they leagalized marijuana and cocaine, the drug lords in south america would all be dead within one week.
WHY THE F*CK WOULD THEY EVER LEGALIZE COCAINE? :S
Marijuana is also good more the manic side of Bipolar. It keep the mania subsided and is good to have when you begin to get racing thoughts. Some people disagree that it is good for this disease but I disagree. It has done wonders for me and I don't even use it everyday just once or twice a week and not only does it slow the mania down but it helps me sleep and take off stress of our very busy lives. It helps you to be in the Now and not worry about the past or the future. This stuff is like a superplant that can makes major profit in every major industry in the world, yet it's illegal. This makes no sense, we could really begin to pay off our national debt with the money and it would increase jobs. The benefits are countless. It makes you wonder? Sounds like a bit of corruption to me. People are being informed now and realizing the truth. I hope in our lifetime it will become legal. We would live in a much more peaceful world if it were to be legalized.
Marijuana is also good more the manic side of Bipolar. It keep the mania subsided and is good to have when you begin to get racing thoughts. Some people don't believe that it is good for this disease but I disagree with them. It has done wonders for me and I don't even use it everyday just once or twice a week and not only does it slow the mania down but it helps me sleep and take off stress of our very busy lives. It helps you to be in the Now and not worry about the past or the future. This stuff is like a superplant that can makes major profit in every major industry in the world, yet it's illegal. This makes no sense, we could really begin to pay off our national debt with the money and it would increase jobs. The benefits are countless. It makes you wonder? Sounds like a bit of corruption to me. People are being informed now and realizing the truth. I hope in our lifetime it will become legal. We would live in a much more peaceful world if it were to happen.
Medical marijuana is helpful in treating many diseases, if used in a right way.
You’re all idiots. Go back through your posts and read them. EVERYONE misspelled words. Why is it that moron stoners think they’re smarter than everyone else? You think you’re the first people to discover something that gets you high? When one of you actually becomes a scientist, maybe people will start listening. The problem is to get to the point where you can become a scientist you have to stop smoking weed. I’m so sick of you people constantly whining that nobody understands you goth’s, emo’s, alternative lifestyle hippies. Get a f*cking life.
hey asshole,
your completely misinformed, millions of americans of all ages and classes smoke weed… not just emo's and hippies. i'm the CFO of my company and also have made millions of dollars from investments in real estate. marijuana has helped me endure a high stress job, and simply have fun in my life. if you want to judge US STONERS, educate yourself first. and why dont u get a f*cking life.
…shit head
You must be a redneck, Id bet a million dollars on this!
1st off misspelling is not because were stoners, its because most people since the internet and cellphones are widely used today for messaging (obvious to us stoners, you just use the net to spread your hate), rely on spell check or use shortened words. And to quote you, "The problem is to get to the point where you can become a scientist" better do your research before you make such a stupid comment, you ARE ON THE NET, WOULD OF TAKEN YOU 10 SECS REDNECK (only took me 3 secs.), BUT obviously your brain is slow from lack of THC. No worries, here!
EG. Stephen Jay Gould
Renowned scientist and Harvard Professor,
EG. Sigmund Freud, medical doctor, psychologist and father of psychoanalysis, is generally recognized as one of the most influential and authoritative thinkers of the 20th century.
EG. Kary Mullis
Won the 1993 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a now commonly used technique called the "polymerase chain reaction," which allows scientists to quickly and easily duplicate segments of DNA.
Guess these guys were all "idiots" also then huh. Get off your high horse, learn something while your using the net rather then make such stupid comments about ppl or things you obviously have no knowledge of, and spreading your anger, which by the way weed will cure also. ;) Learn or continue to be clueless about what you speak of you judgmental piece of stupid. ;) (As i light another spliff!) Wish i could blow this smoke in your face and watch you change into something better then you are now.
I find your comment particularly entertaining. I'm an exec in the energy industry. I've made something of myself and continue to grow more as a person. I've made a jump from college graduate into an independent sales rep then to a VP status. I'm sorry you don't feel the same
I find your comment particularly entertaining. I'm an exec in the energy industry. I've made something of myself and continue to grow more as a person. I've made a jump from college graduate into an independent sales rep then to a VP status. I'm sorry you don't feel the same way. Many people like to drink when they get off work; I would rather get high and listen to music, play with my pets, take care of the first home I bought 3 months ago and enjoy my life. By the way; I'm 23 years old and already a VP; how old are you and what's your position?
The thing is, you have a grammatical error in your second to last sentence. Nice going.
I would agree, in short yes alcohol and tobacco are bad for you…but marijuana isn't any better for you either. If we were suppose to drink and smoke, we would be born with a joint in our mouth and a bottle of bacardi gold in our hand. But my point is that were not born with those things, we are born sober and there's a good reason for it…
"He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man" Psalm 104:14
Using your logic we owuld be forn with a T-Bone in one hand and a glass of herbal tea in the other ;)
That's "We WOULD be born" LOL. Sorry, forgot to spell check and NO I'm not smoking any MJ or on any drugs except my morning Joe. Just had my first cup of and going to grab another ;-)
Haha. You must not get laid very much. Yes, being a negative person is a great way to live life. Grow up Peter Pan.
"Get a f*cking life"… brilliant word choice there, you hypicritical, judgmental, close-minded fool. You are the one who really should get "A life" and a brain if you truly believed that "Goth's,emo's", and "Hippies" would take-in account what you posted would change their behaviors. So instead of wasting your time on this page, you could have been learning proper grammer, instead of ridiculing others about your spelling. Goth's and emo's? It should have been goths' and emos', it's called plural possessive. So chill-out and piss-off and smoke a joint. ACHOO! <— If your to much of a dimwit, look at my name.
If your main argument is that stoners are stupid because they do not know how to smell then you also are simple minded. If you look it up or ask any knowledgable teacher, the spelling tests children have to take in school are useless because they do not have to deal with how smart someone is and it is solely based on your memory. I see that your next argument is that you have to be a scientist for people to start listening to them but actually there has been many experiments done where marijuana has helped people with numerous medical problems hence the reason it is becoming legal. You should have said that you have to become a politician because they are the only people stopping this so called "illicit" drug from becoming a legal federal law. We all know that politicians are so far up each others asses that they can't speak out against each other or else they won't get elected next year. If they were actually smart, they would make marijuana legal, tax it and be able to control the amount of THC. Maybe we could actually fix our fucked up health care problem or lower are national debt instead of borrowing money from other countries. Growing cannabis in the United States would also create more American jobs instead we have to resort to getting hash from foreign countries. I'm not sure if you know this either but cannabis can be used for a number of things including paper, clothes (that are more durable than cotton) and the biggest one fuel. We would have our own way of making fuel and wouldn't have to be buying oil from foreign countries which would also help the environment. Oh yeah and by the way you don't have to be a goth, emo or a hippie to smoke weed, almost every single president and a lot of politicians have smoked weed and admitted to it. So if you are telling us so called stoners to go get a life I'm pretty sure we can go ahead and tell you to do the exact same thing.
By the way, a few added names not scientist but major figures in American history who grew and smoked marijuana George Washington,Abraham Lincoln you can do research on it if you would like.
Your all stupid. lol. Thats my argument. Thank you for reading, WINNING bye.
i can describe the positive effects to you, if i can help.
Il tell you how healthy it can be because it helps you feel better, it relieves depression, makes you feel good because it helps you focus better on your work, Helps relieve stress, it has the same effects as a can of beer ect please reply very interesting. What bad is the abuse of it but i can see only when you need it to put you on a nice safe trip. Only medical mirijuana, for medical reasons i would suggest. Like it helps college students focus better. O
Are you kidding? If you used your “oh so educated” brain, maybe youd realise that weed has soo many benefits and on SOOO many different levels. YES it can be harmful, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DRUG. but its got healing powers for the mind body and spirit. doesnt take a f*cking scientist to figure that one out. it would also be good for pulp and paper products since it creates like 10 times the fibers needed in less than half the space required and also grows back ALOT faster than trees.. save the planet with weed yo.
maybe if you pulled your head out of you @ss and looked at it objectively rather than just call us stupid you’d realise that what you said is f*cking stupid and us hippies are smart :)
educate yourself before you comment b*tch.
if you legalize it the government would actually make money off of it I would charge $500 for a distributor's license ans $1000 for a growers license once a year not to mention alot of the prisons that could be shut down and the jobs that could open up for those released cons the task force wouldn't lose they're jobs cause you can still use them to bust the illegal sellers or growers so what if a few prison guards lose they're jobs you said you needed more law enforcement well make those ex prison guards street cops troopers or sheriffs just think about it I also have ideas to drop drop out rates for the education department to and when it comes to death row we need public executions back they a great purpose it set an example for the masses and hanging was not immoral depending on the magnitude of the crime also I have ideas for weapons for military that doesn't go against nato standards as well
I'm sure that if it were any kind of legit and not just a waste of time like the people who smoke it, it would be legal.
Chances are there is someone in your family that smokes, guess there a waste of your time. But really, your comment is a waste of time.
I have been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder and clinical depression, I also have high levels anxiety(that make me afraid to leave my house) ,stomach problems that cause me to be nauseous when I eat, and a sleeping disorder . I was on many different medications to find the right one for me till I said enough because none of them helped. Till the day I smelled the wonderful aroma of marijuana, I smoked it and it had incredible effects on me, for example my mind slowed, my mood was stable, I was happy and content, my anxiety diminished and I could function and go out and live without fear. It slowed my racing thoughts so I could concentrate, calmed my stomach so I could eat without getting sick, and able to sleep soundly throughout the night. To anyone that thinks that this "drug" is bad;' when in reality it helps thousands pone millions of people deal with their everyday illnesses, get this thru your head.
To Mitch and Anit-Stupid Drug,
It's unfortunate that you've had such bad experiences with marijuana. But to comment and put down the people who use it shows a character that most marijuana users don't posess. Leading to the idea that maybe you guys should try it.
I've never heard of any marijuana users state that they're smarter than a non-smoker.
I'll assume that both of you consume alcohol occasionally. The effects, the deaths, the fighting and sexual-assults that has been the outcome of many drunk individuals proves the lethalicity of the substance. But it's legal.
Point in hand, don't judge marijuana smokers. In fact, don't judge anyone. Keep your ignorant comments to yourself and let people live how they want to live.
Nobody is perfect, and each life is lived differently, according to their own beliefs.
Your negative opinions are unwelcome and show your lack of understanding. Further your education.