Cannabis Extracts in Medicine
There is a huge controversy over Marijuana and its byproducts, but I think it is time to put aside the political agendas and see this as just another medication that can improve peoples lives.
A little education can go a long way.
Amazon US / Amazon UK / Amazon CA / Goodreads
MY REVIEW
BEFORE you condemn it, learn about it.
I know this is a controversial subject, but there are so many reasons to rethink the illegality of marijuana.
It is not all about getting high, but, also, feeling better, being able to lead a productive life for young and old alike.
The illegality of marijuana came about in the 30’s. What drove it? Dupont, greed and politics?
Reading Cannabis was an education for me, not only in the drug, marijuana, itself, but all the things surrounding it. The political ramifications, the cost to victims lives when they are imprisoned, and the loss of their possessions through asset forfeiture. I mean, we don’t treat a murderer this badly.
So many diseases and ailments can be treated with marijuana, without the debilitating side affects of many legal pharmaceuticals…epilepsy, seizures, anxiety, bipolar, pain, cancer, parkinsons, and some major central nervous system disorders…insomnia, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and inflammation and inflammatory diseases.
The growing of marijuana is the same as creating legal pharmaceuticals, they are developed. You don’t just throw a seed in the ground, give it some water, light and fertilizer and voila. It is complicated and costly, but, in my book, something we need to consider.
Have you had someone you love, or yourself, in torturous, overwhelming pain, anxiety that paralyzes you, a terminal illness that legal drugs make any kind of life impossible, , even though you are sitting beside the person, they are so drugged they don’t even know you are there?
What is wrong with giving people all the options that are out there? Don’t you want to make your own choices, when your health and quality of life is on the line?
At the end of each chapter of the books is a wonderful, simplistic summary of the chapter that makes things easy to understand.
I would recommend this book to EVERYONE.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Cannabis Extracts In Medicine by Jeffrey Dach, MD.
5 Stars
GOODREAD BLURB
As of December 2014, medicinal cannabis is legal in 23 states where news and medical journals report success stories of people recovering from diverse medical conditions such as epilepsy, cancer and chronic pain.
In states where cannabis remains illegal, users and providers risk arrest and imprisonment. While the United States government has restricted cannabis medical research, advances have been made in Israel, Spain and Italy. One such breakthrough was the discovery of the endocannabinoid system in the brain and immune system. Endogenous cannabinoids are mimicked by THC and CBD, cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant, thus accounting for its medicinal effects. Focusing on the biochemical properties, medical benefits and psychological effects of cannabinoids, this book provides an overview of anecdotal case reports, animal studies and clinical trials proposing cannabis for seizure disorder, cancer, chronic pain and other medical conditions.
