Medicinal Cannabis: What are the Benefits?

****Always consult your doctor to see if medicinal cannabis is right for you.****
Cannabis has been used by humans as a medication for thousands of years. It has only been the last 70 odd years when its use has been restricted. Its benefits are again being realised increasingly around the world with the benefit of ongoing study into what conditions respond best. Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration recognises the potential benefits to a variety of conditions and has declined to put a limit on the possible indications. Any chronic disease that could theoretically benefit from medical cannabis and is backed by some level of scientific study can be an indication. This is great news for Australia’s patients.
Because of the extended prohibition of cannabis, there has been a stigma attached to the plant that is ingrained in several generations. This is slowly lifting as patients and doctors are becoming aware of the benefits and safety profile of judicious use of medical cannabis. This safety profile, a medication that has no known lethal dose, can be contrasted against the epidemic of opioid use and abuse that is destroying lives around the world. The most common indication is chronic pain, but medical cannabis scripts are being written all over Australia for anxiety, sleep disorders, mood disorders, inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, epilepsy, ADHD, migraines, movement disorders, Alzheimers and Parkinson’s disease, side effects from cancer management, schizophrenia, and the list goes on and on.

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