Posted on 06/23/2015 10:19:23 AM PDT by LRoggy
CHICAGO (AP) -- Medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses that state laws have approved it for, according to the first comprehensive analysis of research on its potential benefits.
The strongest evidence is for chronic pain and for muscle stiffness in multiple sclerosis, according to the review, which evaluated 79 studies involving more than 6,000 patients. Evidence was weak for many other conditions, including anxiety, sleep disorders, and Tourette's syndrome and the authors recommend more research.
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duh.
Dave’s not here.
Well, it must be doing something to “cure” the “epidemic” of 20 somethings with some kind of “debilitating illness”.
That’s about the only demographic I see entering and leaving the local organic “health solutions” stores around here... /s
When the patient is high enough, they don’t care about their maladies.
Mild pain killing is one thing. Cures are another altogether.
I guess you can say it helps people with picky appetites.
Our idiotic local news seems to have a “medical marijuana” report every week. Some tearful, maudlin mom of a sad child with ________ syndrome NEEDS medical marijuana, and those damn people in XXX department won’t let her have it!
I’ve heard it’s good for chemo side effects.
Wonder what kind of kickbacks the doctors are getting....under the table.
Tourette’s syndrome”
...People will still blurt out obscenities but they’re said much slower and “dude” follows each one.
Would any intelligent person take stock tips from a pothead, or medical advice?
My mother died at 49 years old in 1979 of cancer. I bought illegal MJ for her. She never smoked it, but made tea, brownies and cookies. It eased her pain and gave her an appetite.
I tried it numerous times and it just never grew on me. My current belief is that it is damaging to ongoing users, but I hate what the WOD has done to us.
Marijuana and Confederate flags. Good to see the Feds getting their priorities in order. (/s if needed)
Hey, it might not cure ya, but it will probably make you forget you are sick for a little while :)
They go on the rampage against smoking cigarettes but think smoking marijuana is not bad for you because ‘people don’t smoke as much marijuana as they do a cigarette’.
Bunk.
Smoke MORE pot, and maybe something will turn up!
What it does is make the person not care about it...
More precisely, "Most trials showed improvement in symptoms associated with cannabinoids but these associations did not reach statistical significance in all trials." Sick people seeking relief aren't too concerned about statistical significance.
The titIe of the article is vague. I though that medical marijuana was intended to be a painkiller. Was it also promoted as a cure for some illnesses?
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