Medicinal marijuana can relieve the suffering of those dying in great pain

Many trials are continuing throughout the world into the use of medicinal marijuana

The use of medical cannabis is an issue that won't go away. The word has got out that it can relieve the agony of dying patients. So those patients and their families will use it, whatever anyone else might say.

A new report says medicinal cannabis helped ease the suffering of Alex Renton, 19, whose case received a lot of publicity last year. Alex had "status epilepticus", a terrible form of epilepsy, and was allowed to use Elixinol, a cannabidoil (CBD), for a short time before he died on July 1.

The product had no effect on Alex's underlying illness, says a report by Wellington Hospital doctors, and medical staff saw no improvement in his level of awareness. But its use was justified because it made him more comfortable.

"While the treatment was ultimately unsuccessful, we feel...

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