Medical Use Of Marijuana

When somebody mentions the word marijuana, I am pretty sure that at first, most people will think about something which is negative. People would probably imagine a party filled with teenagers, each holding a joint and smoking weed while getting high. This is a problem for terms such as medical marijuana and the medical use of marijuana. The negative connotation that these words automatically brings up makes it very hard for people to accept this new kind of treatment which involves the use of medical cannabis. Basically, medical marijuana is the same as the normal cannabis you can find in underground parties used to satisfy addiction. The only difference is that there are controls in place for the medical use of marijuana. It is legal in the eyes of the government and it is for the medical treatment for people who are suffering from certain types of diseases or pain. Medical cannabis can be purchased at special pharmacies or dispensaries that are licensed to sell medical marijuana.

These unique dispensaries, although legal, are still forced to have a limited distribution due to certain definitions of the local law. You will first need a prescription from your physician or doctor before you will be granted access in dealing with the dispensary. The prescription must contain a recommendation and the certain ailments you have that require treatment through the medical use of marijuana. There are now a lot of new minor ailments that marijuana can treat thanks to intensive research. It can be used for the illnesses regarding nausea, vomiting, unwanted weight loss and lack of appetite. Spasticity and pain are also some new ailments that medical marijuana is able to remedy. The list also includes a few major illnesses such as: cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraines, or other illnesses. Treatment for all these diseases and illnesses are possible thanks to the great progress of medical use of marijuana. Disclaimer: This article not intended to be nor should it be construed to be any sort of medical advice. For medical advice the reader should consult with his or her physician.

A Jersey-based start-up has been granted the second only licence in the British Isles to cultivate pharmaceutical-grade cannabis for profit, more than two decades after the first permit was issued. Northern Leaf has been awarded a licence to grow cannabis for medical use by the government of Jersey under UK Home Office rules and is preparing to cultivate marijuana in a greenhouse sprawling across 75,000 square feet. It plans to start supplying drugmakers in the UK, Denmark, Germany, Spain and Portugal by the end of this year. Demand is increasing globally and the market is currently undersupplied,” Campbell Dunlop, chief executive of Northern Leaf, told the Financial Times. Northern Leaf, which was founded two years ago and received its permit in December, is the second only company to be granted a UK licence for commercial marijuana cultivation. The Jersey group will be up against established cannabis producers elsewhere in Europe. The UK is among many countries that have in recent years legalised the use of cannabis-based medicines for pain relief or to treat conditions from cancer to epilepsy. While North America dominates the cannabis investment market, interest in Europe is growing. The European medical cannabis market was valued at €330m last year, according to Brightfield Group. Mr Dunlop, who described securing the licence as “quite a big breakthrough”, said he expected Northern Leaf’s first shipment of cannabis to reach half a tonne — Emmac produced roughly 10 tonnes last year. The licence relates to a site that has a maximum capacity of 400,000 sq feet, he added. Northern Leaf, which does not disclose its owners, said it has spent £12.5m in purchasing and refitting real estate and expects to invest another £6m this year. It also aims to double the number of staff from 35 employees.

State senators took a small, but positive step last week when they advanced Senate Bill 711 - a proposal to legalize medical cannabis/marijuana. Lawmakers of both parties deserve some credit for raising this long-neglected subject. That said, it’s also clear that the bill doesn’t go nearly far enough. Even if one accepts the highly dubious proposition that marijuana should only be legal for medical purposes, the bill as drafted is much too narrow. The list of approved medical conditions that would render a person eligible excludes a host of serious conditions - including, perhaps most notably, mental illnesses like depression and opioid addiction. This assures that many people will have to traverse long distances to obtain the help they need. But, of course, the bigger issue here is the very idea of limiting access to those fortunate enough to have a physician who can diagnose their condition and write a prescription. As health experts and advocates have pointed out repeatedly in recent years, a huge number of North Carolinians lack access to health care because they lack health insurance.

And this means that while an individual may be suffering from any number of the conditions specified in the bill as qualifying a person for a cannabis prescription, they still won’t be able to obtain it legally. As is already the case with other essential medicines in our state’s segregated and unjust health care system, people of means - a group that’s disproportionately white, suburban, comfortable, and native born - will get what they need. Meanwhile, people of low incomes and without insurance - a group that’s disproportionately comprised of people of color and immigrants living in rural areas and inner-city neighborhoods - won’t. And this hard truth reflects yet another injustice that is highlighted by the proposal: the discriminatory way in which current marijuana prohibition laws are enforced. In 2020, the ACLU reported that Black Americans are three-and-a-half times more likely to be arrested for possession than whites, despite similar usage rates. Senate Bill 711 won’t change this. And this fact, in turn, highlights the glaring truth that it long ago became absurd that anyone in the United States is facing criminal prosecution, much less spending time in jail, for possessing marijuana. While marijuana can pose health and safety concerns when abused and should remain firmly on the radar of public health officials, prohibition has been, and remains, an unmitigated disaster. This is why a fast-growing group of U.S. The bottom line: It’s long past time to fully legalize and regulate marijuana for all adults in North Carolina and clear the criminal records of those with past arrests and convictions. Lawmakers should expand Senate Bill 711 to just such a thing.