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France is now debating the legalisation of marijuana for medical purposes. What do you think, and should the same be applied to the Arab World?
Jun 11, 2013
About Marijuana
Marijuana has psychoactive (stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen )and physiological effects when consumed, the most common short-term physical and neurological effects include increased heart rate, increased appetite and consumption of food, lowered blood pressure, impairment of short-term and working memory, psychomotor coordination, and concentration. Long-term effects are less clear. (Its effects on intelligence, memory, respiratory functions and the possible relationship of cannabis use to mental disorders are still under discussion. )
Marijuana used medically has several well-documented beneficial effects. Among these are: the amelioration of nausea and vomiting, stimulation of hunger in chemotherapy and AIDS patients, lowered intraocular eye pressure (shown to be effective for treating glaucoma), as well as general analgesic effects (pain reliever).
Currently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved smoked cannabis for any condition or disease in the United States, largely because the FDA claims good quality scientific evidence for its use from U.S. studies is lacking.
It is too early to be used for medical purposes in the Arab world
Marijuana has psychoactive (stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen )and physiological effects when consumed, the most common short-term physical and neurological effects include increased heart rate, increased appetite and consumption of food, lowered blood pressure, impairment of short-term and working memory, psychomotor coordination, and concentration. Long-term effects are less clear. (Its effects on intelligence, memory, respiratory functions and the possible relationship of cannabis use to mental disorders are still under discussion. )
Marijuana used medically has several well-documented beneficial effects. Among these are: the amelioration of nausea and vomiting, stimulation of hunger in chemotherapy and AIDS patients, lowered intraocular eye pressure (shown to be effective for treating glaucoma), as well as general analgesic effects (pain reliever).
Currently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved smoked cannabis for any condition or disease in the United States, largely because the FDA claims good quality scientific evidence for its use from U.S. studies is lacking.
It is too early to be used for medical purposes in the Arab world
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