Medicinal weed
                     Medicinal weed
What is medical weed?
• Medical marijuana uses the marijuana 
plant or chemicals in it to treat diseases 
or conditions. It's basically the same 
product as recreational marijuana, but 
it's taken for medical purposes.
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What is medical weed used for?
• Alzheimer's disease
• Appetite loss
• Cancer
• Crohn's disease
• Diseases affecting the immune system 
like HIV/AIDS or Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Eating disorders such as anorexia
• Epilepsy
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How does it help?
• Cannabinoids the active chemicals in 
medical marijuana are similar to 
chemicals the body makes that are 
involved in appetite, memory, 
movement, and pain.
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How it impact?
• Reduce anxiety
• Reduce inflammation and relieve pain
• Control nausea and vomiting caused by 
cancer chemotherapy
• Kill cancer cells and slow tumor growth
• Relax tight muscles in people with MS
• Stimulate appetite and improve weight 
gain in people with cancer and AIDS
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Can medical weed help with seizure 
disorders?
• Medical marijuana received a lot of 
attention a few years ago when parents 
said that a special form of the drug 
helped control seizures in their children.
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Has the FDA approved weed 
marijuana?
• The cannabidiol Epidiolex was approved 
in 2018 for treating seizures associated 
with two rare and severe forms of 
epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and 
Dravet syndrome. 
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How do you take it?
• Smoke it
• Inhale it through a device called a 
vaporizer that turns it into a mist
• Eat it -- for example, in a brownie or 
lollipop
• Apply it to your skin in a lotion, spray, 
oil, or cream
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Side effects of medical weed
• Bloodshot eyes
• Depression
• Dizziness
• Fast heartbeat
• Hallucinations
• Low blood pressure
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How do you get medical weed?
• To get medical marijuana, you need a 
written recommendation from a licensed 
doctor in states where that is legal. 
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