| Medical Cannabis refers to the use of the drug cannabis as a physician recommended herbal therapy, most notably as an antiemetic.
There are many studies regarding the use of cannabis in a medicinal context.Cannabis was listed in the United States Pharmacopeia from 1850 until 1942. |
Twelve state laws currently allow for the medicinal use of cannabis but the United States Supreme Court has later ruled that the federal government has the right to regulate and criminalize marijuana also in these states, even for medical purposes. |
Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington - approve and regulate its medical use.According to a survey on the recommendation of cannabis in California, cannabis is indicated for over 250 conditions. Cannabis is most importantly indicated as an antiemetic for the treatment of nausea and anorexia associated with treatments for cancer, AIDS, and hepatitis. |
