Non-opioid pain management
In normal pain, pain-sensing signals and responses are triggered by an external or internal stimulus. In chronic pain, these signals can be initiated for unknown reasons. In many cases, pain is a result of inflammation in the body. The first line in pain management is over the counter Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) such as Advil and Ibuprofen; followed by opioid analgesics such as Fentanyl, Hydrocodone and morphine.NSAIDs cause damage to Gastrointestinal Tract, the renal system as well as proving to be Hepato-Toxic.

Opioid Medications are addictive, cause nausea/vomiting, itching, respiratory depression among many other adverse events. Psychological and Physiological dependence to opioid drugs is a complex health condition that can take years to treat. Evidence indicates that Cannabis and its derivatives have very beneficial analgesic (Pain-reducing) and antinociceptive [increased pain tolerance] properties that have been found to be useful for an abundance of pain related conditions.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12185373

Appetite stimulant & Nausea Relief
When a patient is undergoing Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy treatments, appetite for and intake of food is an ongoing worry. The toxic load of the therapy itself contributes to an overall decline in the want for food, presenting as poor appetite, a lack of appetite, smell and texture induced nausea and vomiting or early satiety. There is little a physician can do to combat this problem. Cannabis i a very well known appetite enhancer, and has proven to be a very effective anti-emetic.

“Opponents of medical marijuana often point to dronabinol, the synthetic version of one of marijuana’s active ingredients thatis available in pill form. The use of only one active ingredient makes dronabinol less effective than medical marijuana. Many ailments respond better to a combination of marijuana’s active ingredients rather than just one. In addition, because dronabinol is a pill, it is difficult for people with nausea and vomiting to swallow. Finally, like any medication that’s swallowed, dronabinol takes a long time to digest and have its effects. Inhaled or vaporized marijuana vapors can work markedly faster."
Mitch Earleywine, PhD

Mood stabilizer/enhancer
It is widely understood that Cannabis enhances ones mood when consumed in any form. There is no denying the unequivocal happiness as an integral part of any cannabis experience. When a patient is suffering a decline in the quality of life whether due to disease process or therapy regimen, happiness is a key part in healing. Struggling with a life-threatening illness or a debilitating condition can result in depression, no matter your age.

"Some patients have found the mood altering effects of marijuana to be helpful for treating mood disorders such as anxiety, depression and bipolar (manic-depressive) illness. Using marijuana to treat mood disorders was described in medical writings in the 19th and early 20th centuries...”

Bill Zimmerman,PhD, Author: Is Marijuana the Right Medicine For You?

Low toxicity
When searching the web and looking through literature for a relevant statistic on the acute toxicity of Cannabis Sativa, I found it nearly impossible. I read through multiple studies discussing the toxicity of this plant; the facts I found were almost humorous-
~“The non-fatal consumption of 3000 mg/kg A THC by the dog and monkey would be comparable to a 154-pound human eating approximately 46 pounds (21 kilograms) of 1%-marihuana or 10 pounds of 5% hashish at one time. In addition, 92 mg/kg THC intravenously produced no fatalities in monkeys. These doses would be comparable to a 154-pound human smoking at one time almost three pounds (1.28 kg) of 1%-marihuana or 250,000 times the usual smoked dose and over a million times the minimal effective dose assuming 50% destruction of the THC by smoking.”
http://druglibrary.net/schaffer/Library/studies/nc/nc1e.htm
Factually speaking, the chances of any human being actually lethally overdosing using Cannabis would be little to none.

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We feel that any critically ill child deserves to have a quality of life equal to their peers or as close to it as possible. Children with Cancer, epilepsy, mitochondrial diseases; Autistic children and many other conditions deserve the chance to feel the whole body benefits of Cannabis. If someone can accept giving their child dangerous pharmaceutical medications every single day; medicine that has many unwanted side effects and addictive properties, then why is it not just as acceptable to start with Cannabis before progressing on to the harsher medicine? Why should this medicine not be available to a child? I have yet to hear a reasonable answer as to why it shouldn’t.

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