What is medical marijuana?
Q: What is medical marijuana?
A: Medical marijuana, also known as medical cannabis, is cannabis and cannabinoids that are prescribed by doctors to their patients.
Q: How can medical marijuana help people?
A: Medical marijuana can help with nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy, improve appetite in people with HIV/AIDS, reduce chronic pain and muscle spasms.
Q: What are the short-term side effects of using medical marijuana?
A: Common short-term side effects of using medical marijuana include feeling tired, dizziness and hallucinations.
Q: Are there any long-term effects associated with using medical marijuana?
A: The long-term effects of using medical marijuana are not clear yet but some concerns include memory problems, risk of addiction and children taking it by accident.
Q: How has the Cannabis plant been used as medicine historically?
A: The Cannabis plant has been used as medicine for thousands of years in many cultures.
Q: How can medical cannabis be taken? A: Medical cannabis can be taken in different ways including vaporizing, smoking dried buds, eating foods that have cannabis in them, taking capsules or using lozenges.
Q: Is recreational use of marijuana legal everywhere ? A: No , recreational use of Marijuana is illegal in most parts of the world . However , some countries like Czech Republic , Canada , Austria , Netherlands , Italy & Germany have legalized its use for medicinal purposes . In US too certain states allow its usage if one follows state's rules regarding its usage .
