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'Medical' Marijuana: 10 Health Benefits That Legitimize Legalization - 0 views

www.ibtimes.com/legitimize-legalization-742456
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  • "There are no deaths from cannabis use. Anywhere.
  • It's long been believed that smoking pot helps MS patients, and a study published as recently as May provided yet another clinical trial as evidence of marijuana's impact on multiple sclerosis patients with muscle spasticity. Even though the drug has been known to cause dizziness and fatigue in some users, most MS patients report marijuana not only helps ease the pain in their arms and legs
  • A study on addictive behaviors published by USC and SUNY Albany in 2005, whose 4,400 participants made it the largest investigation of marijuana and depression to date, found that "those who consume marijuana occasionally or even daily have lower levels of depressive symptoms
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  • In a peer-reviewed study, researchers at the British Columbia Compassion Club Society found that 92 percent of women found marijuana's effect on morning sickness symptoms as either "very effective" or effective."
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23 Health Benefits Of Marijuana - Business Insider - 1 views

www.businessinsider.com/ts-of-medical-marijuana-2014-4
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  • It can be used to treat Glaucoma.
  • the benefits of smoking pot may be overstated by advocates of marijuana legalization, the new legalization will help researchers study the drugs' medicinal uses,
  • It may help reverse the carcinogenic effects of tobacco and improve lung health.
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  • A chemical found in marijuana stops cancer from spreading.
  • THC slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
  • marijuana does not impair lung function
  • States around the country — more than 20 in total — have been legalizing medical marijuana. 
  • Currently only 6% of studies on marijuana analyze its medicinal properties.
  • It's possible that the increased lung capacity
  • maybe  due to taking a deep breaths while inhaling
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