Cannabis relieves many diseases
More ill people use cannabis, though scientists can still only document a fraction of the effects of the plant.
DOCUMENTED EFFECT
Reduces nausea in patients, who are undergoing chemotherapy.
Eases chronic pain, such as in patients with arthritis.
Relieves multiple sclerosis, so patients develop fewer muscle cramps.
Improves sleep in patients with many different diseases.
Improves the appetite of elderly and undernourished people.
PROMISING RESULTS
Relieves anxiety, making life easier.
Counteracts Tourette syndrome, so patients experience fewer tics.
Efficient against post-traumatic stress by making memories less anxietyprovoking.
Counteracts glaucoma by reducing the harmful pressure in the eye.
SCIENTISTS ARE EFFECT DOCUMENTING THE
Improves Alzheimer's by dissolving damaging protein lumps in the brain.
Eases epilepsy by reducing the number of severe convulsive fits.
Slows down the growth of cancer tumours, so they develop more slowly.