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WebMD Info for Doctors on Medical Marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 09/08/2015 - 08:45

 

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What Is Medical Marijuana?

Medical marijuana is any part of the marijuana plant that you use to treat health problems. People use it to get relief from their symptoms, not to try to get high.

Most marijuana that's sold legally as medicine has the same ingredients as the kind that people use for pleasure. But some medical marijuana is specially grown to have less of the chemicals that cause feelings of euphoria.

 

 

 

Medical marijuana strain Holy Grail and other strains are packaged in plastic medicinal containers

Ingredients in Medical Marijuana

Marijuana plants have hundreds of chemicals, known as cannabinoids. The two main ones are THC and CBD. THC gives some of the pleasurable effects that pot smokers are looking for, but it also has some effects that may treat medical problems.

Some research suggests that CBD may be...

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