In recent years, many studies have been carried out regarding this drug, and some claim that it has benefits for our body Those who defend this argument explain that this substance must be taken into account due to the beneficial effects of its use as medicine.
There is surely a deep moral debate about the legalization of cannabis, however, it is clear that it can be good for some people. But… Be careful, it also has negative consequences! In this article we will discuss this topic: We will review the benefits of marijuana that have been scientifically proven and we will talk about some negative consequences of its use.
Not everything that is said is true
In topics like the one we are going to discuss, in which there are so many people who consume this substance, it is normal for public opinion to position itself in favor of the normalized consumption of marijuana. To give an example, if you are a regular cannabis consumer, logically you will defend its use and consumption, since it is a substance that you find pleasurable and with which you enjoy and spend your free time.
This means that we often hear opinions that do not have any type of scientific support and causes a large amount of misleading information to circulate on the Internet. That is why the benefits that we are going to tell below are the result of some research.
Benefits of cannabis according to science
More and more countries are legalizing the consumption of this drug. Smoking a joint (also called colloquially: Mai either peta) is legally possible in 16 countries. Much of the compelling reasons for the consumption of this substance is its therapeutic and medicinal use
That is why the US National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine has conducted a review of more than 10,000 investigations to really know what the medical benefits of cannabis are. The results have been presented in a 400-page report.
This work classifies the benefits of cannabis from these studies into different categories: conclusive evidence, moderate evidence, and limited or no evidence. The most conclusive results affirm that marijuana is effective for the treatment of chronic pain reducing nausea after chemotherapy and reducing symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
Marijuana and pain
The conclusions, therefore, seem to indicate that marijuana is effective for the treatment of pain. Especially in the case of chronic pain, opiate narcotics such as codeine, morphine, oxycodone and methadone are often used, which are highly addictive and patients can develop a tolerance to their effects.
Although there are non-addictive synthetic pain relievers (for example, acetaminophen), they are not strong enough to relieve this type of pain, and some of these medications pose a serious risk of liver damage in excessive doses.
It appears that smoking marijuana can completely eliminate the need for the most harmful drugs such as opiate narcotics.
Other benefits of marijuana
In addition to these benefits, it seems that consuming marijuana also helps:
The secret is in the active ingredient
Although there are many organizations in favor of the normalization of the use of cannabis, it must be taken into account that the possible positive effects of this compound do not imply any specific political measure. nor that the consumption of the plant in any of its forms is desirable In terms of clinical and pharmacological intervention, investigating the therapeutic potential of marijuana serves to discover the active ingredient useful for certain patients and, thus, be able to isolate it and use it in the form of a conventional drug, so that the concentration and dose are controlled. .
This means that the fact that marijuana can be very useful for extracting substances to treat sick people does not make its consumption through smoke inhalation a desirable practice. This habit has several significant effects comparable to those of alcohol, many of which, surely, leave irreversible consequences if the substance is abused.
Negative consequences of cannabis
There seems, therefore, to be great therapeutic benefits in the consumption of marijuana. However, marijuana also has a series of harmful effects on the body, especially when it is smoked and used frequently.
In the case of smoking, among the harmful consequences we can find that it worsens respiratory problems, and can trigger problems just as serious as tobacco, with which it is usually combined for recreational use. Marijuana can cause temporary sterility in men and disrupt a woman’s menstrual cycle.
This drug can not only have consequences on physical health, it can cause brain abnormalities, especially with long-term consumption. Neural changes can affect memory, attention and learning ability.
In addition, cannabis can increase the probability of suffering traffic accidents, it can contribute to the low birth weight of babies and increases the probability of suffering a psychotic break (paranoia and schizophrenia), as explained in the article by psychologist Oscar Castillero: “Cannabis increases the risk of a psychotic break by 40%.”
