If you are using marijuana illegally, you ay want to consider getting your medical marijuana card in Florida. All Natural MD has assisted over 15 thousand patients with gaining access to medical marijuana dispensaries in Florida and we’d be honored to do the same for you and yours.   There are at least two major active chemicals in marijuana that researchers think have medicinal applications (there are up to 79 known active compounds). Those two are cannabidiol (CBD) — which seems to impact the brain mostly without a high— and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — which has pain relieving (and other) properties. The Figi family’s daughter, Charlotte, has Dravet Syndrome, which causes epileptic seizures and severe developmental delays.   Despite the fact that the Drug Enforcement Agency categorizes marijuana as a schedule I drug, one that has no accepted medical use, a majority of Americans have thought medical pot should be legal since the late 1990s and a majority now support recreational legalization as well. 35 states have legalized medical marijuana (that number is that of if we count laws with very limited access). Even the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse lists medical uses for cannabis. But even though researchers have identified some fascinating potential benefits of medical marijuana so far, it’s something that’s still hard to study, making conclusive results tough to come by. The schedule I classification means it’s hard for researchers to get their hands on pot grown to the exacting standards that are necessary for medical research, even in states where it’s legal. Plus, no researcher can even try to make an FDA-approved cannabis product while it has that DEA classification, which removes some motivation to study the plant.   Anxiety and Depression More research would identify health benefits more clearly and would also help clarify potential dangers — like with any psychoactive substance, there are risks associated with abuse, including dependency and emotional issues such as Anxiety and Depression. And many doctors want to understand marijuana’s effects better before deciding whether to recommend it or not. With that caveat about research in mind, here are 21 of the medical benefits or potential benefits of medical marijuana.   Glaucoma Marijuana use can be used to treat the eye diseases like glaucoma, which increases pressure in the eyeball, damaging the optic nerve and causing loss of vision. Click here for top strains to use for Glaucoma. Marijuana decreases the pressure inside the eye, according to the National Eye Institute: “Studies in the early 1970s showed that marijuana, when smoked, lowered intraocular pressure (IOP) in people with normal pressure and those with glaucoma” — though they still said that pharmaceutical drugs were more effective. These effects of the drug may slow the progression of the disease, preventing blindness.   Lungs There’s a fair amount of evidence that marijuana does no harm to the lungs, unless you also smoke tobacco, and one study published in Journal of the American Medical Association found that marijuana not only doesn’t impair lung function, it may even increase lung capacity. Researchers looking for risk factors of heart disease tested the lung function of 5,115 young adults over the course of 20 years. Tobacco smokers lost lung function over time, but pot users actually showed an increase in lung capacity. It’s possible that the increased lung capacity may be due to taking a deep breaths while inhaling the drug and not from a therapeutic chemical in the drug. Those smokers only toked up a few times a month, but a more recent survey of people who smoked pot daily for up to 20 years found no evidence that smoking pot harmed their lungs.   Marijuana use can prevent epileptic seizures in rats, a 2003 study showed. Robert J. DeLorenzo, of Virginia Commonwealth University, gave marijuana extract and synthetic marijuana to epileptic rats. The drugs rid the rats of the seizures for about 10 hours. Cannabinoids like the active ingredients in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (also known as THC), control seizures by binding to the brain cells responsible for controlling excitability and regulating relaxation. The findings were published in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. During the research for his documentary “Weed,” Sanjay Gupta interviewed the Figi family, who treats their 5-year-old daughter using a medical marijuana strain high in cannabidiol and low in THC.   Related News: Click Here   The 2006 study, published in the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics, found that THC, the active chemical in marijuana, slows the formation of amyloid plaques by blocking the enzyme in the brain that makes them. These plaques seem to be what kill brain cells and potentially cause Alzheimer’s.   Jody Corey-Bloom studied 30 multiple sclerosis patients with painful contractions in their muscles. These patients didn’t respond to other treatments, but after smoking marijuana for a few days they reported that they were in less pain. His condition is called myoclonus diaphragmatic flutter (also known as Leeuwenhoek’s Disease) and causes non stop spasming in the abdominal muscles which are not only painful, but interfere with breathing and speaking. Smoking marijuana was able to calm the attacks almost immediately, at least it seemed to in this patient. If you want to get your medical marijuana card from a licensed and certified marijuana doctor near you in Florida, please contact our offices today. (800) 250-6737.

Whether you smoke marijuana or not, there’s a likely chance you’ve heard the phrase “420” before. But do you know why the phrase is associated with cannabis culture? Every year on April 20th (4/20), groups gather around the world to celebrate the plant and advocate for its legalization, all while firing up a joint with their pals. Also referring to the time 4:20, this phrase has a long history that dates all the way back to the 1970’s. In this article, we break down the history of 420.

 

 

The origin of the term 420, celebrated around the world by pot smokers every April 20, has long been obscured by the clouded memories of the folks who made it a phenomenon. The Huffington Post chased the term back to its roots and was able to find it in a lost patch of cannabis in a Point Reyes, California forest. Just as interesting as its origin, it turns out, is how it spread.

 

April 2020 marks the only time this century when 420, cannabis culture’s favorite holiday, will last an entire month. While the origins of the term “420” are often debated, people around the world honor the number by using it to celebrate all things cannabis. Whether it’s smoking a joint at 4:20 pm or attending a cannabis festival on April 20^th, 420 is now and forever will be associated with marijuana.

 

Back in 1971, a group of friends in Northern California, who called themselves the Waldos, would congregate around San Rafael High School’s statue of Louis Pasteur at 4:20 pm, every day, to smoke pot. One day another friend showed up at the statue with a treasure map to his brother’s secret pot patch, which supposedly grew somewhere on Point Reyes Peninsula. The Waldos decided to meet after school and drive to Point Reyes, but since school got out at 3:10 pm, and some of the Waldos had after-school activities lasting an hour, they chose to meet at precisely 4:20 pm at the Louis Pasteur statue.

 

On the day of the treasure hunt, the Waldos continued to remind one another about the meeting throughout the day by saluting each other in the halls and saying “420 Louie.” After school, they would try to find the patch. It eluded them, but after tossing around the phrase 420 all day, the number permanently entered their lexicon, and they began using it in everyday speech to covertly discuss getting high without tipping off parents or teachers.

 

But at the time, 420 was still relegated to a small group of people in a single location. It took, of all things, The Grateful Dead to broadcast it to the world. The Waldo’s were big fans of the band, and a few years after their first 420 meeting at the Pasteur statue, one of the Waldo’s managed to get a job as a roadie for Grateful Dead bassist. The expression caught on in the Deadhead community and word spread until December 28, 1990, when a group of Oakland Deadheads distributed flyers inviting people to smoke “420” on April 20 at 4:20 pm. And there you have it. What began as five teenagers with a pot treasure map has blossomed into an international celebration of and a rallying cry for legalization.

 

If you or someone you know is interested in getting a medical marijuana card authorized by a licensed medical marijuana doctor in Florida, please contact All Natural MD https://floridasmedicalmarijuana.com/ (800) 250-6737 to find a clinic location near you and see if you meet the qualifying conditions today. We have medical marijuana doctor offices in locations throughout the State of Florida to assist you. For exiting card holders you can take advantage of our telehealth services while available.

Medical marijuana is an increasingly popular all natural alternative to traditional pain medications, such as Tramadol, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone and more. Marijuana can and will ease certain types of chronic pain, including pain resulting from nerve damage and inflammation.

 

When the sensory system is impacted by injury or disease, the nerves within that system cannot work to transmit sensation to the brain. This often leads to a sense of numbness, or lack of sensation. However, in some cases when this system is injured, individuals experience pain in the affected region. Neuropathic pain does not start abruptly or resolve quickly it’s a chronic condition which leads to persistent pain symptoms.

 

If you or someone you know has nerve pain and is interested in the health benefits of medical marijuana, please Contact All Natural MD today to get started on your medical marijuana card in Florida. We have locations all over the State of Florida to assist you. Including Tampa, Brandon, Bradenton and more. Call (800) 250-6737.

 

Regardless of the cause, neuropathy is associated with characteristic symptoms. Although some people with neuropathy may not have symptoms, certain symptoms are common. The severity to which an individual is affected by a particular neuropathy varies.

 

Damage to the sensory nerves is common in peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms often begin in the feet with a gradual onset of loss of feeling, numbness, tingling, or pain and progress toward the center of the body with time. The arms or legs may be involved. The inability to determine joint position may also occur, which can result in clumsiness or falls. Extreme sensitivity to touch can be another symptom of peripheral neuropathy. The sensation of numbness and tingling of the skin is medically known as paresthesia.

 

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There are many reasons that patients may develop neuropathic pain. However, on a cellular level, one explanation is that an increased release of certain neurotransmitters which signal pain, combined with an impaired ability of the nerves to regulate these signals leads to the sensation of pain originating from the affected region. Additionally, in the spinal cord, the area which interprets painful signals is rearranged, with corresponding changes in neurotransmitters and loss of normally-functioning cell bodies; these alterations result in the perception of pain even in the absence of external stimulation. When damage to the motor nerves occurs, symptoms include weakness, loss of reflexes, loss of muscle mass, cramping, & loss of dexterity.

 

Over 20 million Americans suffer from some form of neuropathy which is a nerve disorder that produces side effects like pain, tingling, and numbness in the hands, arms, feet, and legs. The symptoms tend to progress over time and keep neuropathy sufferers from enjoying their lives the way they used to.

 

If you or someone you know has nerve pain and is interested in the health benefits of medical marijuana, please Contact All Natural MD today to get started on your medical marijuana card in Florida. We have locations all over the State of Florida to assist you. Including Tampa, Bradenton and more. Call (800) 250-6737.

 

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