Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Ministry of Popular Power for Education University

Institute of Higher Technology of the East
Fifth Trimester - Written Skill

MEDICINAL MARIJUANA

Professor: Student:
Julio Rojas Marcelo Monsalvo I.D: 25598717

Puerto La Cruz, July 18th, 2022

 ABSTRACT
The use of cannabis originated in central Asia or western China. Cannabis
has been used for its alleged healing properties for millennia. The first documented
case of its use dates back to 2800 BC, when it was listed in the Emperor Shen
Nung's (regarded as the father of Chinese medicine) pharmacopoeia. Therapeutic
indications of cannabis are mentioned in the texts of the Indian Hindus, Assyrians,
Greeks and Romans. These texts reported cannabis to treat a vast array of different
health problems, including arthritis, depression, amenorrhea, inflammation, pain, lack
of appetite and asthma.
Medical marijuana uses the marijuana plant or chemicals in it to treat diseases or
conditions. It's basically the same product as recreational marijuana, but it's taken for
medical purposes. The marijuana plant contains more than 100 different chemicals
called cannabinoids. Each one has a different effect on the body.

Researchers are studying whether medical marijuana can help treat a number of
conditions including:

Alzheimer's disease, Appetite los, Cancer, Crohn's disease, Diseases affecting the
immune system like HIV/AIDS or Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Eating disorders such as
anorexia, Epilepsy,Glaucoma, Mental health conditions like schizophrenia
and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Multiple sclerosis, Muscle spasms, Nausea,
Pain, Seizures, Wasting syndrome (cachexia).

To get medical marijuana, you need a written recommendation from a licensed doctor in
states where that is legal. (Not every doctor is willing to recommend medical marijuana
for their patients.) You must have a condition that qualifies for medical marijuana use.
Each state has its own list of qualifying conditions. Your state may also require you to
get a medical marijuana ID card. Once you have that card, you can buy medical
marijuana at a store called a dispensary.

A concern related to “medical marijuana” is that little is known about the long-term
effect that its use may have on people who are more vulnerable due to their health or
age, such as the elderly or cancer patients, AIDS, cardiovascular diseases, multiple
sclerosis or other neurodegenerative disorders. Further research will be needed to
determine whether people whose health is affected by a disease or its treatment
(such as chemotherapy) are at increased risk of adverse effects from marijuana use.