4 Reasons Why Cannabis Should be Tax-Free
                     4 Reasons Why Cannabis 
Should be Tax-Free
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My BPG ensures that marijuana is available tax-
free for Marijuana Treatment Programs.
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 With the world moving towards legalized cannabis for recreational 
purposes, the society is becoming more accepting for cannabis. Canada and 
Uruguay have formed acts to allow their citizens to use recreational 
marijuana. The emerging evidence for health benefits related to cannabis 
call for governments for making availability of tax-free cannabis. 
 There are two categories of patients eligible for marijuana for medical 
reasons. In some regions of the world, it is legal for physicians to prescribe 
cannabis to certain patients. The eligible ones are provided a card, a license, 
to purchase marijuana on medical grounds. There are various 
Berkeley Patients Group treatment programs, however, due to the absence 
of avenues for availability of cannabis, even approved patients face 
difficulties. This article entails benefits of cannabis for health, and 
challenges patients face for accessing marijuana.
Medical Benefits of Cannabis
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 A few scientific studies prove the medical benefits of 
cannabis for specific uses. Marijuana has also made 
positive impact on the health of some individuals. Some 
of these benefits are:
Chronic Pain
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 Patients suffering from chronic pain, or having arthritis, 
can rely on marijuana treatment programs as it many 
patients found marijuana to be vastly relieving when 
combined with their pain management regimen. This way 
of assuaging pain using cannabis dates back 5000 years 
when cannabis was used in traditional Eastern medicine. 
However, it was adopted as pain relief in Western 
medicine in the mid-1800s, and has been part of many 
treatment programs for various diseases.
Parkinson’s Disease
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  Although, there are no studies available to prove that 
cannabis is effective for treating Parkinson’s disease. 
However, many Parkinson’s patients have claimed 
cannabis effectively helps relieving pain and tremors, 
resulting from this disease. This anecdotal evidence 
establishes that Parkinson’s patients can use marijuana 
treatment program for medical reasons. 
Chemotherapy Side-effects
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 Chemotherapy leads to few side-effects such as nausea, weight loss 
and loss of appetite. For some people, cannabis and drugs containing 
cannabinoids help patients cope with the side-effects of 
chemotherapy and helps them relax. Medicines containing synthetic 
cannabinoids, esp pill Nabilone, helps patients control nausea 
associated with chemotherapy and is often prescribed by doctors for 
treating side-effects of chemotherapy. For other side effects such as 
loss of appetite and weight loss, some patients have reported that 
cannabis helps in increasing their appetite. Although there is no 
formal scientific research to support the effectiveness of cannabis for 
cancer patients, yet anecdotal feedback from chemotherapy patients 
is a valid reason.
Post-Traumatic Stress 
Disorder (PTSD)
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 Post-Trauma Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered 
by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. First responders, who 
witness disturbing events such as accidents and other tragedies, are highly 
susceptible to suffer from PTSD. Treating PTSD effectively is a challenge, 
and this treatment mainly relies on using traditional antidepressants and 
relaxants along-with additional group therapy. In various studies and 
research papers, the relationship between PTSD and cannabis was 
discussed at length. In those papers, it has been established that physicians 
specializing in the treatment of PTSD have found cannabis greatly helpful 
for certain patients. Although, cannabis cannot completely eradicate the 
symptoms of PTSD, however, it can provide a “significant stabilizing therapy 
to allow other therapies to then take place, and allow a much better 
quality of life for the patient”, says Paul Smith, an NB physician.
Conclusion: 
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 With all the discussion above, it can be safely concluded that 
cannabis is a helpful drug for treating various diseases. As it 
helps cure many diseases directly as well as indirectly, the 
availability of there must be tax-free cannabis supply. With 
approved marijuana suppliers, approved patients, having a 
medical exemption, can access tax-free cannabis. Once 
government takes the responsibility of establishing cannabis 
supply, the limited patients having difficulty receiving 
cannabis, will have sufficient supply for health purpose. By 
lifting ban on the cultivation of marijuana plants, valid patients 
can grow a limited number of plants for their personal use. 
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