Anyone who has used marijuana either recreational or medicinal they will all claim they believe that "Mary J" is great for relaxing. In reality, you'd probably be provided with some of the issues the drug has helped alleviate or even eliminate altogether.

If you're an arthritis patient searching for alternative to synthesized medications and who is unable to utilize traditional medicines or are physically insensitive to traditional medications You may be doubtful. You might be skeptical. It is possible to believe that marijuana users have a slight deficiency in intelligence. They are simply seeking to get their usage acceptable.

But, as it is stated in this piece's title suggests that there is scientifically-proven evidence that may indeed offer relief from pain caused by arthritis, which is why people are lining up at HNW Alaska. 

What is Medicinal Marijuana?

In the first place, it should be not forgotten there exist two main differentiators between the commercial, or "street" marijuana.

1. Commercial marijuana may come from any of the cannabis varieties. Different strains offer different potencies for pain relief, anti-inflammatory, and so on. potencies. The quality of commercial marijuana cannot be assured. Medical marijuana strains, in contrast have been selected to be potent and effective.
2. A small portion of commercial marijuana has been fertilized using harmful fertilizers. These fertilizers could include metal derivatives, as well as harmful substances, or by-products. The medical marijuana plant is fertilized with care taking consideration for the wellbeing of patients with safe fertilizers.

It is not advised to buy marijuana from a commercial store (or marihuana) in order to substitute prescriptions for medical marijuana.

Proven Benefits of Marijuana for Arthritis Patients

While the legal issues in several countries, as well as funding issues and other obstacles limit the number of studies that are conducted on the medical benefits that marijuana has, there are an abundance of information readily available. The evidence so far is unambiguous:

-- Marijuana has been proven that it is an anti-inflammatory

The potency of cannabis to reduce muscles spasms and inflammation have been demonstrated for a variety of ailments.

Marijuana has been used to treat pain for hundreds of years even thousands (some documents date as far back as B.C.)

Research suggests that marijuana could not only aid in reducing inflammation, but also slow the progression of the disease itself.

Doctor. Tom Mikuriya, a member of Mensa and other well-known groups researching medical marijuana In 2002, he wrote:

"Clinical interviews of over 6500 members at cannabis buyers clubs and patients in my office practice lead to this generalization: Many illnesses or conditions present with both inflammation and muscle spasm. Cannabis is both an antispasmodic and anti inflammatory."

A well-known and respected an expert on the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, Dr. Mikuriya adds "Chronic inflammatory conditions like arthritis and lumbosacral disease responds well to cannabis compared with other analgesics."

The year 2005 was the time that Rheumatology Advance Access published a research paper by the Dr. Blake et alof the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath. The study was described in the article as "the first controlled trial of a CBM [cannabis based medicine] in the symptomatic treatment of RA in humans" This study was based on a variety of details:

Marijuana was traditionally employed as a pain remedy for rheumatoid arthritis. However, its potential for therapeutic use has not been tested in a research study.

-- THC and CBD The two major elements of marijuana, are identified by the medical community as "key therapeutic constituents that act synergistically together and with other plant constituents."

-- THC has demonstrated pain-relieving properties for both nociceptive and nerveopathic pain.

-- CBD has demonstrated the capacity to stop the progress of arthritis rheumatoid, as well as both THC as well as CBD possess anti-inflammatory properties.

"In comparison with placebo, the CBM produced statistically significant improvements in pain on movement, pain at rest, quality of sleep, DAS28 and the SF-MPQ pain at present component. There was no effect on morning stiffness but baseline scores were low. The large majority of adverse effects were mild or moderate, and there were no adverse effect-related withdrawals or serious adverse effects in the active treatment group."

In light of the unexpected responses due to the unexpected responses, the researchers concluded their study with a request for further research. "We believe this to be the first controlled study of a CBM in rheumatoid arthritis, and the results are encouraging. The beneficial effects occurred in the context of a dosing regime restricted to evening dosing in order to minimize any possible intoxication-type reactions. However, 24-h dosing with this CBM (Sativex) using a self-titration regime in the context of multiple sclerosis resulted in only minimal intoxication scores. Larger, more prolonged studies of CBM in rheumatoid arthritis are indicated."

In 2006 in 2006, the Center of Drug Discovery in Boston, Massachusetts published a study titled "The Cannabinergic System as a Target for anti-inflammatory therapies. The use of cannabis for a long time has been proven to influence our immune system research on endocannabinoids has provided a better understanding of the effects of cannabis through the use of cells as well as in vivo animal studies.

In the research that these studies "suggest that regulation of the endocannabinoid circuitry can impact almost every major function associated with the immune system .... the results suggest therapeutic opportunities for a variety of inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, atherosclerosis, allergic asthma, and autoimmune diabetes through modulation of the endocannabinoid system."

Though many a critic of marijuana mentions the possibility of overdose, it is mentioned that there has not been a single case of an individual who has taken a high dose of marijuana, be it for medical or recreational usage. Additionally there is a lot of concern about the possibility of cancer-causing substances inhaling smoke, however an exhaustive study from 2006 found no evidence that marijuana causes lung cancer.

Remember that medical marijuana should never be consumed. Utilizing it in baking or using a vaporizer can provide the therapeutic benefits required to ease arthritis-related symptoms.

Health Canada grants access to marijuana for medical purposes for those suffering from debilitating and severe diseases and chronic illnesses. Medicinal-Marijuana.ca helps connect qualified patients with designated growers across Canada, providing information, support and resources to all Canadians who would like to access the medical marijuana program of Canada. Go online now to get started.