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Using marijuana for medicinal purposes has been a controversal subject for some time now. Many doctors and physicians recommend the use of medicinal marijuana for patients with certain diseases. Medicinal marijuana has been shown to relieve nausea and increase the appetite of patients involved with cancer and chemotherapy. ... The active ingredient in marijuana, known as THC or tetrahydrocannabinal, is what helps patients with vomiting and nausea which is common with the chemotherapy involved with cancer. Doctors have done research with two types of marijuana, marijuana cigarettes, which are smoked, and pills which contain the active ingredient, THC. One pill is called Marinol and can be legally prescribed but medicinal marijuana cannot. ...
Medicinal marijuana can be helpful to patients with several different ailments. ... There are some negative side effects of using marijuana though.
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