IF you're expecting medical marijuana to be a panacea you may be disappointed.
But a review of nearly 80 clinical trials found there was some evidence
cannabinoids, one of the active constituents of cannabis, can help
patients deal with nausea and vomiting.
The drug can also help in the reduction of pain.
Some patients reported increased adverse affects including dizziness,
dry mouth, nausea, fatigue, somnolence, euphoria, vomiting,
disorientation, drowsiness, confusion, loss of balance, and
hallucination.
The study, published in
the Journal of the American Medical Association by authors including
Penny Whiting, concluded that there was moderate-quality evidence to
support the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of chronic pain and
spasticity.
It found there was little evidence to show that cannabinoids were
associated with improvements in nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy,
weight gain in HIV infection, sleep disorder.
The Federal Government announced in October it would move to allow the
controlled cultivation of cannabis for medicinal or scientific purposes.
The decision came after a public campaign by Toowoomba woman Rhonda
Miles, the mother of Lachlan Miles, who suffers from uncontrollable
seizures, who said the family welcomed the move.
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