Medical Marijuana: How and Where in the US Can People Be Medically Treated with Marijuana?

Marijuana is among the therapeutically active and most beneficial substances recognized to man. Medical cannabis is used by some physicians as a type of herbal therapy. It is sometimes used as an antiemetic. Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes for about 4,000 years. Writings starting from ancient India corroborate that the psychoactive effects were documented, so doctors utilized it for various ailments and illnesses. The drug has been used to treat insomnia, headaches and gastrointestinal disorders. It has also been used in ancient times as a pain reliever used in the act of childbirth.

Uses for medicinal marijuana

Because of the prohibition of marijuana, its use as medicine is controlled; patients can now apply for individual ownership and a limited farming license. Few herbs provide a wide range of medical applications such as:

Muscle spasms

Chronic pain

Intraocular pressure in the eye

Nausea

Weight loss or gain

Restoring metabolism

Marijuana may decrease nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite from a medical condition or from medications. It reduces internal eye pressure from glaucoma, and it also relieves the pain and is said to slow down or stop the progression of glaucoma. Marijuana is also used by some people for stopping the side effects of cancer treatments. Some people believe that Marijuana also helps to slow down the development of some types of cancer.

Medicinal marijuana is also sometimes used for the muscle pain, unsteadiness and the tremors that are associated with Multiple Sclerosis. Marijuana is used sometimes to treat epileptic seizures associated with epilepsy. It is also used in the treatment of anxiety and depression. The effects of marijuana used as an anxiety and depression treatment is that it acts like a mood elevator.

When and where can people be medically treated with marijuana?

Our federal government doesn't presently distinguish any legal medical use of marijuana. Recently a group of doctors have sanctioned the use of marijuana for medical purposes, influencing the federal government to take back the prohibition for using marijuana for treating patients as well as supporting studies of the medical applications of cannabis.

Note: For all the states that allow for usable marijuana in a number of ounces, this refers to dried leaves ready to be used.

Colorado allows for a person to have 2 ounces, 6 plants (3 mature and 3 young) plants. It is allowed for people suffering from glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, seizures, cancer, severe pain and other approved conditions.

Hawaii allows for 3 ounces of marijuana, and 7 (3 mature and 4 young) plants for similar illnesses stated above.

Maine allows for 2.25 ounces of marijuana to be used; people are also allowed to grow 6 (3 mature and 3 young) plants for the approved conditions.

Maryland doesn't condone the use of marijuana for medical purposes, but if a person is arrested for using it for medical purposes, the person will only be fined a small amount as punishment.

Montana allows for 1 ounce of marijuana and 6 plants.

New Mexico allows for 6 ounces of marijuana, and 7 (4 mature and 3 young) plants. It is allowed for the approved conditions of spinal cord damage with intractable spasticity, cancer, glaucoma, MS, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, and people on hospice care.

Oregon allows for 24 ounces of usable marijuana, and 24 (6 mature and 18 young) plants.

Rhode Island allows for 2.5 ounces of marijuana, and 12 plants. It can be used by people with Hepatitis C and other conditions mentioned above.

Vermont allows for 2 ounces of marijuana, and 9 (2 mature and 7 young) plants. It can be used for approved conditions such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, and some of the other conditions listed above.

Washington allows for a 60 day supply of marijuana. There is no mention about allowing for plants.

Conclusion

At present the federal government and the state governments continue to argue over the issue of using cannabis for medicinal purposes. Publications by the DEA have not confirmed that cannabis has any medicinal value. The legal fights over this issue may continue for a very long time.

If you are suffering from cancer, MS, AIDS, HIV, wasting disease, glaucoma, or other illnesses click here to see how to apply for the right to use cannabis for medicinal purposes. To find a dispensory in the legalized states click here. You will need to have a Medical Marijuana Registry ID Card, click here to see how to get one.

Note: On the map on the medical marijuana website the dark green colored states are legalized, the light green colored states are considering legalizing medical marijuana, and the pink colored states are not considering legalizing cannabis.

Sources:

Disabled World

Medical Marijuana