Dealing With Cancer Treatment
Life presents us with choices. Once can even choose to choose or let someone else make the choice for them or allow prejudice, unfounded or otherwise to grip their decisions. In everyday living, life's choices are simple and even in the harshest of conditions the repercussions are not fatal. However, when faced with a terminal medical condition, every decision is a fork in the road.
Putting aside the side effects of medical marijuana and temporarily relieving the bias that is invoked by mere mention of the name, there is evidence to suggest that medical marijuana has measurable effects on cancer patients. By no means is any of this in the form of altering the mind to accept the pain. The effect is a substantial alleviation of pain and reduced discomfort. Research conducted as far back as the 70's resulted in credible evidence that so the annihilation of tumor cells in lab mice.
However, the results and the potential of that research never entered the mainstream. Off course, there is no intention to advocate the marijuana plant nor the marijuana seed for illicit purposes. The effects of addiction and the eventual destruction of life surrounding the addict are well documented. The use of medical marijuana must not be confused with it.
It is unfortunate that we live in a society that is easily swayed by preconceptions and prejudice. To draw a parallel, there is an argument by the gun lobby in the US. It says that guns do not kill people, people kill people. Recently, a Republican presidential candidate referred to abortion in the same tone. It is not the tool that creates the harm, it is the person who uses the tool. So to with marijuana. It is the person who abuses its power to heal that should be held responsible.
Another use that is highly appropriate for the items, is the use of medical cannabis as herbal therapy to aid in the relief of radiation effects. A simple search online reveals a mountain of information that points back more than twenty thousand years to the use of marijuana seeds. It is even believed the Sidartha, who eventual was enlightened and was there forth known as Buddha, survived on one marijuana seed (¤§» ®) daily for six years en route to enlightenment.
With all this history and possibility, those who are averse to including medical marijuana as part of the survival pack during chemotherapy or other forms of medical conditions, need to reevaluate and understand more thoroughly what it is they are looking to accomplish.
Putting aside the side effects of medical marijuana and temporarily relieving the bias that is invoked by mere mention of the name, there is evidence to suggest that medical marijuana has measurable effects on cancer patients. By no means is any of this in the form of altering the mind to accept the pain. The effect is a substantial alleviation of pain and reduced discomfort. Research conducted as far back as the 70's resulted in credible evidence that so the annihilation of tumor cells in lab mice.
However, the results and the potential of that research never entered the mainstream. Off course, there is no intention to advocate the marijuana plant nor the marijuana seed for illicit purposes. The effects of addiction and the eventual destruction of life surrounding the addict are well documented. The use of medical marijuana must not be confused with it.
It is unfortunate that we live in a society that is easily swayed by preconceptions and prejudice. To draw a parallel, there is an argument by the gun lobby in the US. It says that guns do not kill people, people kill people. Recently, a Republican presidential candidate referred to abortion in the same tone. It is not the tool that creates the harm, it is the person who uses the tool. So to with marijuana. It is the person who abuses its power to heal that should be held responsible.
Another use that is highly appropriate for the items, is the use of medical cannabis as herbal therapy to aid in the relief of radiation effects. A simple search online reveals a mountain of information that points back more than twenty thousand years to the use of marijuana seeds. It is even believed the Sidartha, who eventual was enlightened and was there forth known as Buddha, survived on one marijuana seed (¤§» ®) daily for six years en route to enlightenment.
With all this history and possibility, those who are averse to including medical marijuana as part of the survival pack during chemotherapy or other forms of medical conditions, need to reevaluate and understand more thoroughly what it is they are looking to accomplish.
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