If it does, somehow those medical uses have never made it into the medical literature in the form of controlled studies. Anecdotal stories are not evidence.
I read a story recently of a woman who had hyperemesis syndrome for 17 years before she was finally diagnosed. No doubt, one of her rationales for using marijuana all of that time was because she had heard that it calms nausea. In other words, her attempt to self-medicate was causing her problem.
and doesn’t have any bad side effects.
I've never heard that said; anyone who says that is a fool.
Apparently, you have never perused the NORML website. It promotes the idea that marijuana is perfectly safe. And NORML has been promoting legalization for decades.
"There is conclusive or substantial evidence that cannabis or cannabinoids are effective:
For the treatment of chronic pain in adults (cannabis) (4-1)
As antiemetics in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (oral cannabinoids) (4-3)
For improving patient-reported multiple sclerosis spasticity symptoms (oral cannabinoids) (4-7a)
"There is moderate evidence that cannabis or cannabinoids are effective for:
Improving short-term sleep outcomes in individuals with sleep disturbance associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and multiple sclerosis (cannabinoids, primarily nabiximols) (4-19)"
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research. https://www.nap.edu/read/24625/chapter/6#128
Apparently, you have never perused the NORML website. It promotes the idea that marijuana is perfectly safe.
Still peddling this falsehood even after I showed you the truth (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3597432/posts?page=73#73)? For shame.