Marijuana has many benefits to diseases and symptoms related to the brain, one being epilepsy. Marijuana in a medical scenario …show more content…
Parkinson disease affects more than 1 million people in the U.S and as many as 60,000 new cases each year. On average strikes 50 percent more males than females with an onset age of 60. A recent research in Israel shows that smoking marijuana significantly decreases pain and tremors and allows for a more relaxing night. Also, many patients found a sharp increase in improved motor skills among patients. Medical marijuana is also legal in Israel for numerous conditions and research is supported by the government. When applied medically to patients this while greatly make everyday tasks more doable for …show more content…
This disease affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S.A and about 2.5 million worldwide. Dr. Corey-Bloom studied 30 multiple sclerosis patients with agonizing contractions in their muscles. These patients did not reply to any other treatments, but after smoking marijuana, for a few days, they noted that they were in less discomfort. The findings say the THC binds to nerve receptors in the nerves and muscle to relieve pain and also help controls the muscle spasms. With this knowledge, the United States can save many people from harsher treatments and rid them of their agony and pain.
With age comes many problems one of them can be one’s eyes that develop glaucoma. In the medical field department marijuana has been proven to help treat Glaucoma in a recent study. Glaucoma is a condition of increased pressure inside of the eyeball, which intern causes a gradual loss of sight. The National Eye Institute conducted studies in the 1970's that showed it helped relieve eye pressure. These effects help slow the pace of the disease glaucoma, preventing the subject to develop blindness. Marijuana has shown to help many parts of the body in