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Vaporization Helps Medical Cannabis Patients

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 at 1:00 am 
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Marijuana has long been known to have effects on both appetite stimulation and nausea. Contemporary medical research has suggested that cannabis may have treatment potential for a variety of other conditions as well including Alzheimer’s, certain cancers, central nervous system conditions, and many others.

Because it has proven to help people deal with and even fight so many diseases cannabis has the potential to help an incredibly large amount of people.

To provide help and comfort to as many people as possible a medication’s delivery method and overall effect must be considered. Chemotherapy for example can help fight lethal cancers but at times can cause significant damage itself. Smoking is known to be a dangerous activity and place physical stress on smokers lungs and immune systems. This stress is too much for some weakened people to tolerate who would otherwise benefit significantly from cannabis treatment. The solution that many in the medical community suggest is vaporization. Vaporizers heat and activate only the desired therapeutic components of THC leaving the plant matter and most of the toxins intact.

There have been numerous studies, including one conducted at the prestigious University of California, San Francisco, that have compared the composition of the smoke that results from burned cannabis to the vapor that is a product of vaporization. The team in California, like many of the clinical trials,  used a Volcano Vaporizer for their experiment and what they discovered was that the vapor contained significantly lower percentages of unhealthy compounds as compared to smoke. From a medical perspective this meant that patients had much more of the beneficial THC compounds active within their bloodstream after receiving a dosage than harmful components as measured by carbon monoxide levels.

It appears as if vaporizers may be the missing element needed for cannabis to be maximized as a medicine. When properly vaporized, medical cannabis delivers substantial benefits and advantages to patients including nausea suppression, relaxed muscles, and even prevention of acute diseases. Now that medical technology is able to provide safe delivery that causes little harm or stress its potential impact is only getting larger.

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Many vaporizer users cite the health benefits as the main reason they prefer it over smoking. For medicinal marijuana patients, who may have weakened respiratory systems that are bothered by the toxins and impurities, the extremely clean and active vapor produced by vaporizers is especially appreciated. Not only is vapor cooler than smoke and cleaner it is also more efficient than combustion methods and can deliver equivalent doses with far less total plant matter. Used correctly vaporization significantly reduces the amounts of tar and many other dangerous compounds inhaled while maintaining or even increasing the delivery of therapeutic compounds. This aspect of vaporization is a great benefit for many people, particularly individuals who have trouble eating, swallowing, or digesting food.

Medicinal marijuana is quickly gaining acceptance for its therapeutic benefits both in the Unites States and around the world. Before cannabis was effectively outlawed in 1937 by the government it was one of the most widely used medicines. Now that research funding is again supporting exploration of marijuana and the active compounds in THC the number of its known medical uses is rapidly growing. Marijuana is one of the most effective known cures for nausea and is also a fantastic appetite stimulant. These two characteristics combine to make cannabis a perfect solution for patients who have diseases or even treatments that cause weight loss and suppress appetite. Patients who experience extreme nausea are sometimes prevented from taking pills to help relieve their symptoms because of the their inability to swallow anything. Cannabis however can be vaporized and inhaled and so can provide relief even for the most extreme sufferers of nausea.

Cannabis is one of the least toxic substances, in the thousands of years it has been in use there are no known records or accounts of lethal overdoses of THC. The most harmful aspect of THC ingestion is the inactive plant matter that is incidentally combusted along with the desired therapeutic compounds. Eating foods prepared with cannabis infused products is an alternative delivery method that avoids the lung danger of smoking but dosages can be difficult to determine because of the cooking process. Vaporizers are able to effectively deliver measured doses with minimal health risks and remove the last obstacles for the widespread use of medicinal cannabis.