Three Major Health Benefits of Medical Marijuana
In 2016, Florida became one of 29 states to legalize the use of marijuana, also known as cannabis, for medical purposes.
There’s no denying the research that clearly indicates the significant health benefits of cannabis for everything from nausea and PTSD to anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. As a Florida resident, you have the unique ability to utilize medical marijuana as the remedy for your health ailments, especially the following three.
Nausea From Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is notorious for causing severe nausea in patients. Fortunately, medical marijuana is an excellent treatment option to alleviate that nausea. According to Dr. Donald Abrams, chief of hematology-oncology at San Francisco General Hospital, “A day doesn’t go by where I don’t see a cancer patient who has nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite… For many patients, [medical marijuana] is an opportunity to take control over their disease and symptom management when they can’t get the relief they need from the health care system.”
