Medical marijuana, or cannabis, was made illegal by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. This act classified marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug indicating that it was highly addictive and had no medicinal value.
Medical marijuana, or cannabis, was made illegal by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. This act classified marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug indicating that it was highly addictive and had no medicinal value.
Too few doctors recommending medical cannabis remains the primary obstacle faced by patients with qualifying medical conditions in states where it has been legalized. There is data available, and more accumulating every day, that marijuana is effective as a treatment for several medical conditions and symptoms.
Surprisingly cannabis has been used medically for over 5000 years and physicians in the United States were prescribing cannabis as early as 1850 for treating ailments such as nerve pain, alcoholism, opiate addiction, and seizures.
You may have guessed that marijuana, or cannabis, is the most commonly used illegal drug in America. Surprisingly cannabis has been used medically for over 5000 years and physicians in the United States were prescribing cannabis in 1850 for the treatment of ailments such as nerve pain, alcoholism, opiate addiction, and seizures.
It’s hard to believe that cannabis, also known as marijuana, has been used medically for over 5000 years. Physicians in the United States prescribed cannabis as early as 1850 for treating ailments such as nerve pain, alcoholism, opiate addiction, and seizures.